Inflation eased to 4-year low
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The broad market index advanced 0.72% to close at 5,886.55. The S&P 500 now has a gain of 0.08% in 2025. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.61% to finish the session at 19,010.08, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 269.67 points, or 0.64%, to 42,140.43.
You may see some price increases from tariffs in your shopping, but you won't see them in Wednesday's official report on inflation in April, forecasters say.
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Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this summer.
Fresh consumer price index (CPI) data showed inflation slowing slightly in April. Headline CPI rose 2.3 percent year-on-year, easing from March and coming in below economists’ expectations of 2.4 percent.
U.S. Treasury yields inched lower as investors weighed the state of the U.S. economy amid a tame inflation report and the U.S.-China trade agreement.
Investors eye more trade deals, updates from President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and fresh consumer inflation data after U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on U.S.-China trade talks.
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Daily Voice on MSNInflation Holds Steady, Grocery Prices Drop As Trump's Trade Policies Cloud OutlookInflation was relatively flat as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs went into effect in April, with lower grocery prices helping keep overall costs in check.Monthly inflation increased just 0.2% from March,
It serves as a key gauge of inflation. According to a CNBC report citing Dow Jones consensus, the CPI is expected to stay at a 2.4% rate in April. The stock market futures fall came a day after a ...
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Consumer prices were 2.2% higher on year in April, a rate of annual inflation that stayed steady from a month earlier, European Union figures showed Friday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated annual inflation at 2.1% for the month.
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Louisville Public Media on MSNInflation cools in April — but tariffs could upend the picture in coming monthsConsumer prices in April were up 2.3% from a year ago, the smallest annual increase in more than four years. Grocery prices fell 0.4%, thanks to a large drop in the price of eggs.