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The Consumer Price Index in the United States slowed more than expected in June, providing further signs of progress Thursday toward returning to the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target and maintaining high expectations for a near-term kickoff of interest rate cuts.
Last month, the average increase in a basket of goods and services measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was 3% compared to June 2023, slightly cooler than economist forecasts of 3.1%. The June report marks the third consecutive decline in the inflation rate, a trend not observed since May 2023.
Prior to the inflation report, traders had assigned a 71% chance of a September rate cut and had factored in two rate cuts by the end of the year.
The lower-than-expected inflation report pleased market participants, bolstering expectations for Fed rate cuts and driving equity futures higher in premarket trading.
Contracts on the S&P 500 Index — broadly tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) — rose 0.5% by 8:35 a.m. ET, while Nasdaq 100 futures increased by 0.6%.
Treasury yields tumbled, with the 10-year yield down by 10 basis points to 4.18%. The rate-sensitive two-year yield plummeted 11 basis points to 4.51%.
On Wednesday, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) gained 0.3%, recouping Tuesday’s losses.
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