The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

The March Consumer Price Index (CPI) — a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services — rose 0.4% in February, above market expectations of 0.3%.

Asian markets mostly rose in line with Wall Street on Wednesday as forecast-beating US inflation data did little to dent expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates this year.

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The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose slightly by +0.07% on the slightly hawkish CPI report. The dollar index also saw support from Tuesday’s +5.3 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield, which improved the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The dollar index saw support after the markets slightly dialed...

Strong gains for Oracle and Nvidia helped the main indexes brush off hotter-than-anticipated inflation data.

Another hotter-than-expected CPI report muddies the timing for the first interest rate cut.

April WTI crude oil (CLJ24 ) today is up +0.32 (+0.41%), and Apr RBOB gasoline (RBJ24 ) is up +0.0075 (+0.29%). Crude oil prices today are seeing support from strength in U.S. stocks and expectations that the Fed is on track for a June rate cut, which is positive for...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.07%. Stocks are trading higher today after the U.S. CPI report was not as bad...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up +0.22% on the slightly hawkish CPI report. The dollar index is also seeing support from today’s +3.9 bp rise in the 10-year T-note yield, which modestly improved the dollar’s interest rate differentials. The dollar index is seeing support today after the markets...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.38%. Stocks are trading mildly higher today after the U.S. CPI report was not as...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates to stimulate the economy, but uncertainty remains about the number of cuts.