Signs of a waning Trump-led rally emerged Thursday as investors assessed the economic outlook and awaited potential signals on the interest-rate path from the upcoming Fed Chair Jerome Powell‘s speech in Dallas at 3 p.m. ET.
Inflation data from the past two days provided mixed signals: consumer prices met expectations, while producer prices slightly exceeded forecasts, with both indicators showing a year-over-year uptick in October.
Despite this inflation data, markets remain confident the Fed will continue easing, pricing in an 80% likelihood of a December rate cut.
Wall Street’s major indices were in the red by midday, with the S&P 500 down 0.3% and small-cap stocks lagging behind large-caps.
The U.S. dollar index …
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