Thursday morning saw uneven trading in US markets as expectations for a change in monetary policy were raised by the most recent set of inflation statistics.
For October, the personal consumption expenditures index was expected. The annual inflation rate decreased to 3.5% in October from 3.65% in September, according to core pricing statistics.
A cooling off in the labour market is also becoming more evident, as the number of unemployed applications per week increased from 209,000 to 218,000.
“Inflation is beginning to decline, and investors may be pleasantly pleased if this decline occurs sooner than anticipated. As they get ready for a little change in policy direction, investors can anticipate more language tweaking from Fed officials, according to a report from Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial.
Even though November is almost over, significant monthly increases are still to come. The Dow is up 7.8%, the S&P 500 is up 8.6%, and the Nasdaq is up 11%.
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