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Hopes for lower interest rates are fading fast, putting renewed pressure on bond prices — and fixed-income investors' portfolios.
Most investors fear lingering inflation will chip away at Dollar General's foot traffic, which has defied the odds so far.
New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may be forced to tackle rapidly rising inflation.
The market looked set to rebound on Thursday as investors piled back into tech stocks, which have taken a beating in recent days due to worries about higher inflation and the looming SpaceX IPO. “We remain constructive on the long-term bull market, but mounting technical evidence suggests an increased risk of a deeper pullback,” said LPL Financial’s chief technical strategist Adam Turnquist. The European Central Bank is widely expected to hike interest rates for the first time in nearly three years, which could foreshadow future tightening by the Federal Reserve and other central banks.
The Nasdaq Composite tumbled again today after the latest inflation reading and higher oil prices failed to stop the bleeding. Chips were at the heart of the downturn, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF sinking another 3.7%, putting the chip stock benchmark 12% off its June 3 closing high. Industrials were the biggest laggard on Wednesday, dragged down by a swirl of other factors including rising oil prices, and expectations of a Fed interest rate hike.
Global stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump in US inflation and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.While the headline figure jumped, the core reading that excludes energy prices that have surged due to war in the Middle East, held steady at 2.9 percent.
US equity indexes fell after the annual inflation rate jumped to the highest in three years and Pres
Inflation is back in the headlines, and at first glance, the latest numbers appear to deliver a clear message: higher prices mean higher interest rates. Markets have spent the last several years obsessing over every inflation report because the Federal Reserve’s next move depends heavily on whether price pressures are accelerating or easing. According to ... May CPI Surges to 4.2%, but the Fed May Not Be Ready to Raise Rates
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MDT trades at about 14x forward earnings with a 3.5% yield as fiscal 2027 guidance points to steady growth, but margins face tariffs and mix pressure.

US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) tick lower in Wednesday's pre-market trading after consumer prices rose 0.5% month over month and 4.2% year over year in May, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the market reaction to the inflation data, especially in the bond market (^TYX, ^TNX, ^FVX) and various commidites. Additionally, core CPI — which excludes food and energy costs — rose 0.3% monthly and 2.9% yearly. All numbers met economists' estimates.
At 8:30 a.m. ET this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the May Consumer Price Index. There has not been a more loaded macro release in months. The Federal Reserve has already cut its policy rate 75 basis points from last September’s peak, to an upper bound of 3.75%, and the bond market is ... Wall Street is Braced for Massive Inflation Numbers Wednesday Morning. Here’s What Numbers Could Cause Stocks to Sink or Soar.
The copper price rally continued early Tuesday morning, then lost momentum, amid hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal, easing dollar and market positioning for a near-term decision on expanding Trump tariffs on the red metal. Mining stocks including BHP Group, Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Teck Resources trade near buy points, as does the United States Copper Index Fund, a copper stock ETF. The price of copper briefly rallied within 4% of an all-time high as markets brace for potential Trump tariffs news later this month, with demand already outpacing supply.
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Blue-chip stocks looked set to fall on Monday as the cease-fire in the Middle East appeared to fray, with the market still reeling from Friday’s brutal artificial intelligence selloff. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 169 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.3%, while contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 added 0.7%.

<body><p>STORY: Asian stocks plunged on Monday morning as investors hit the brakes on the red-hot AI rally.</p><p>South Korea’s tech-heavy KOSPI index took the heaviest beating.</p><p>It was down around 6% by late-morning after volatile trade had earlier triggered a 20-minute halt.</p><p>Chip giant Samsung matched the overall decline. </p><p>Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei index was down around 4% by the same time.</p><p>That follows a similar drop for the Nasdaq on Wall Street at the end of last week.</p><p>One analyst told Reuters that doubts have crept in over tech earnings, partly following weaker-than-expected numbers from US chipmaker Broadcom.</p><p>Last week’s hotter-than-expected U.S. jobs data have also all but wiped out hopes for further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.</p><p>Then there’s Iran.</p><p>Tensions in the Middle East have flared again, following Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, and Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel.</p><p>International benchmark Brent Crude was up around 3% on Monday morning, once again heading towards the $100 per barrel mark.</p><p>That’s despite weekend action by the OPEC+ oil exporters’ group to reassure markets with a further boost to output.</p><p>Later this week, all eyes turn to the potentially record breaking SpaceX share listing.</p><p>Elon Musk’s rocket firm is set to start trading on Friday, and is expected to debut with a valuation of around $1.75 trillion.</p><p>With so much money going to that, and more possible mega-listings such as OpenAI, some brokers have expressed concern about the impact on other assets. </p></body>
President Trump’s second-term trade agenda has hardened into a structural policy regime, with U.S. steel imports sitting at their lowest levels since the global financial crisis. That backdrop has turned the under-$40 corner of the industrial market into one of the most asymmetric setups in the market, where a single multi-quarter pricing cycle can re-rate ... 1 Cash-Rich Industrial Titan Under $40 to Buy Hand Over Fist to Capitalize on the New Trump Tariff Supercycle
The inflation fears sparking Friday's selloff propelled the 2-year Treasury yield to its level since Feb. 2025. The 2-year note settled at 4.160%, while the 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.537%. Investors dumped bonds after a hot jobs report rekindled the possibility of rate hikes this year.
Friday’s carnage in tech stocks shows just how fragile this year’s rally has become. Then came an unexpectedly good jobs report for May. A healthier labor market could lead the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated to combat inflation. Indeed, investors on Friday were pricing in an around 50% chance that the Fed could hike in October, up from a less than 20% chance a month ago.
Canada's labour market surged in May, with the economy adding 87,800 jobs and the unemployment rate falling to 6.6%, well above analyst expectations and marking the strongest monthly performance since late 2024, according to Bank of America's reading of Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force...
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Stock futures kept falling after a hot jobs report sent bond yields higher. Dow futures were flat. S&P 500 futures were down 0.6%. Nasdaq 100 futures was down 1.3%. The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, which was well above expectations at 105,000 jobs.
LULU beats on Q1 EPS and revenues. But shares fall after hours as tariffs and markdowns squeeze margins and the company cuts FY26 view, as Americas comps slide.

<body><p>STORY: From SpaceX going sky high to Victoria's Secret making a comeback...</p><p>:: The Week In Numbers</p><p>This is The Week in Numbers.</p><p>:: $75 billion</p><p>$75 billion is how much SpaceX plans to raise in its upcoming share sale.</p><p>That was the word from a Reuters source.</p><p>They said Elon Musk’s rocket firm will sell almost 556 million shares at $135 apiece.</p><p>Reuters had earlier reported the IPO would see SpaceX valued at $1.75 trillion.</p><p>:: $965 billion</p><p>$965 billion is how much Anthropic's valuation surged to.</p><p>It put the AI startup ahead of Sam Altman's rival OpenAI.</p><p>Anthropic announced it had raised $65 billion in its latest funding round, which pushed up its value.</p><p>It aims to boost computing capacity to meet growing demand for its chatbot Claude and to scale its products</p><p>:: 50%</p><p>About 50% is how high Victoria's Secret shares soared post-results.</p><p>Investors bought in after the lingerie retailer posted blockbuster quarterly earnings and raised its annual forecasts.</p><p>Revenue grew by double digits in the quarter.</p><p>It follows CEO Hillary Super's efforts to stop years of falling sales by reining in discounting and leaning back into its former "sexy" image.</p><p>:: 60</p><p>60 is how many economies the Trump administration has proposed placing more duties on imports of.</p><p>It cited failures to curb trade in goods made with forced labor, which it called unreasonable and argued it restricted U.S. commerce.</p><p>The duties would reach up to 10% or 12.5% and targets major players like the EU, China and neighbours like Mexico and Canada.</p><p>It comes as the Trump administration tries to rebuild its emergency tariffs after they were struck down in February by the U.S. Supreme Court.</p><p>:: $2 billion</p><p>And up to $2 billion is how much Garth Brooks could sell his music catalog for.</p><p>That's what the Wall Street Journal reported.</p><p>The country music star is known for hits like 'The Dance' and 'Friends in Low Places'.</p><p>The Journal said the deal would cover both Brooks' songwriting and recorded music rights.</p></body>
Stocks were headed for the red on Friday as investors ditched tech ahead of the May jobs report, which will give the market a better idea of whether there will be scope for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates later this year. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures fell 0.6% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.3%.