The Dow traded up 0.58% to 46,213.26 while the NASDAQ rose 0.31% to 22,455.17. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.47% to 6,636.07.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 1% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, consumer staples stocks fell by 0.3%.
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The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed no signs of cooling in August, remaining stubbornly high and reigniting questions over whether the market's aggressive rate-cut bets are truly justified.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, the Fed’s go-to inflation metric, rose 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in August, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
That was slightly above July’s 2.6% and marked the highest reading since February 2025. Monthly PCE inflation accelerated to 0.3%, from 0.2% in July.
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The Dow traded up 0.58% to 46,213.26 while the NASDAQ rose 0.31% to 22,455.17. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.47% to 6,636.07.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 1% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, consumer staples stocks fell by 0.3%.
Top Headline
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed no signs of cooling in August, remaining stubbornly high and reigniting questions over whether the market's aggressive rate-cut bets are truly justified.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, the Fed's go-to inflation metric, rose 2.7% on a year-over-year basis in August, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
That was slightly above July's 2.6% and marked the highest reading since February 2025. Monthly PCE inflation accelerated to 0.3%, from 0.2% in July.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.7% to $65.44 while gold traded up 0.5% at $3,789.00.
Silver traded up 1.4% to $45.725 on Friday, while copper fell 0.7% to $4.7240.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.8%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.1%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.8%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.8% and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.9% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed lower on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.87%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng declining 1.35%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.65% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.90%.
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