Stock Market Today: Markets Rally Ahead of Key Inflation Report
Equity markets delivered broad-based gains with the Consumer Price Index on tap for tomorrow.
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Stocks kicked off a pivotal week on an upbeat note, boosted by some blue-chip mergers and acquisitions news and a buoyant reading on consumer expectations.
Mostly, however, Monday was a "wait-and-see" session. After all, tomorrow's critical reading on inflation (opens in new tab) and an interest rate (opens in new tab) announcement from the Federal Reserve later this week are certain to shape where stocks go next.
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Meanwhile, Dow stock Microsoft (MSFT (opens in new tab)), which routinely ranks as a top stock pick for billionaires (opens in new tab) and hedge funds alike, struck a 10-year partnership deal with London Stock Exchange Group (LNSTY (opens in new tab)). The cloud-computing (opens in new tab) giant, which acquired a 4% stake in the bourse operator, will provide LSE with next-generation infrastructure, data and analytics.
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In economic news, a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (opens in new tab) showed that regular folks are feeling better about both the future path of inflation and income growth. Consumers' expectations for inflation over the next one, three and five years decreased smartly, the NY Fed reported. At the same time, expectations for income growth reached a series high.
At the end of the day, markets finished the session with broad-based gains. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.6% to finish at 34,004, while the broader S&P 500 rose 1.4% to close at 3,990. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 1.3% to reach 11,143.
November's Inflation Report: What to Expect
All eyes are on the last inflation (opens in new tab) report of 2022, slated for release before Tuesday's opening bell – and just a day before the Federal Reserve's final interest rate (opens in new tab) decision of the year.
A nasty upside surprise in CPI could complicate the central bank's calculus (opens in new tab), and even send stocks into a tizzy (opens in new tab). To get a sense of what the experts think about tomorrow's inflation report, have a look at what economists, strategists and other market pros have to say about the pending CPI print (opens in new tab).
November's Inflation Report: What to Expect (opens in new tab)
Dan Burrows is Kiplinger's senior investing writer, having joined the august publication full time in 2016.
A long-time financial journalist, Dan is a veteran of SmartMoney, MarketWatch, CBS MoneyWatch, InvestorPlace and DailyFinance. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Consumer Reports, Senior Executive and Boston magazine, and his stories have appeared in the New York Daily News, the San Jose Mercury News and Investor's Business Daily, among other publications. As a senior writer at AOL's DailyFinance, Dan reported market news from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and hosted a weekly video segment on equities.
Once upon a time – before his days as a financial reporter and assistant financial editor at legendary fashion trade paper Women's Wear Daily – Dan worked for Spy magazine, scribbled away at Time Inc. and contributed to Maxim magazine back when lad mags were a thing. He's also written for Esquire magazine's Dubious Achievements Awards.
In his current role at Kiplinger, Dan writes about equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, funds, macroeconomics and more.
Dan holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree from Columbia University.
Disclosure: Dan does not trade stocks or other securities. Rather, he dollar-cost averages into cheap funds and index funds and holds them forever in tax-advantaged accounts.
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