
The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) gapped down 1.63% on Friday after new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by the Labor Department showed the Federal Reserve is losing the fight against inflation.
The CPI increased 8.6% before adjustment over the past 12-month period, coming in almost half a percentage point above the consensus estimate of 8.2%. Inflation hasn’t soared this quickly in over 40 years.