US Stocks Rise and Treasury Yields Dip as Data Shows Inflation is Cooling
News 18U.S. stocks advanced on Friday and benchmark Treasury yields dipped on a week marked by strong earnings, ending a solid month with data confirming inflation is cooling, which could allow the Federal Reserve to pause after next week’s expected rate hike. “It’s the last day of a fairly solid month, along with the realization that this earnings season continues to impress,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group in Omaha. But economic data released before the bell confirmed that inflation is falling but remains well above the Federal Reserve’s average annual goal of 2%, and did little to move the needle regarding market expectations of another 25 basis-point interest rate hike when the central bank meets next week. “This potentially opens the door for one more rate hike next week and the Fed can pause the aggressive tightening that we’ve seen since last March.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153.19 points, or 0.45%, to 33,979.35, the S&P 500 gained 19.28 points, or 0.47%, to 4,154.63 and the Nasdaq Composite added 38.91 points, or 0.32%, to 12,181.15.