Stocks sink after hot March inflation data

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U.S. stocks sank crossed nan committee aft hotter-than-expected ostentation information dimmed hopes of a June complaint trim by nan Federal Reserve. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 38408.88 -474.79 -1.22%
SP500 S&P 500 5155.12 -54.79 -1.05%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 16134.922706 -171.72 -1.05%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell much than 500 points pursuing nan merchandise of nan information connected Wednesday greeting earlier paring immoderate losses. The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 were besides lower. 

Treasury yields spiked, pinch nan 10-year hitting 4.5% for nan first clip successful 2024, and nan 2-year output hovering conscionable beneath 4.9%. 

INFLATION RUNS HOT IN MARCH

Dow Jones Industrial Average

WHY ARE GROCERIES STILL SO EXPENSIVE?

The user value scale roseate 3.5% annually successful March and 0.4% vs. nan anterior month. Both exceeded economists' forecasts. Core prices roseate 3.8% annually. Rent costs roseate 5.7%, while market prices climbed 1.2% connected an yearly basis. The value of lettuce was up 5.8% while beef and veal soared 7.6%.

Seventy-eight percent of marketplace participants expect nan Fed to clasp rates dependable astatine nan June meeting, while 54% expect nan aforesaid successful July, arsenic tracked by nan CME's Fed Watch Tool.

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