
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (NYSE:SPY) traded higher by 0.9% on Tuesday morning after the Labor Department reported an 8.5% increase in the consumer price index in the month of March, the highest inflation growth since 1981.
What Happened: The headline CPI rose 8.6% in March, above economist estimates of 8.4% and marking the highest growth rate since December 1981. The CPI was up 1.2% on a monthly basis.