Wall Street closes higher as CPI pickup lifts Wednesday rate-hike odds to nearly 90%
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US equities closed higher even as inflation accelerated, lifting market-implied odds of a Fed hike next week to ~90%. The session's risk bid was led by AI/server names (notably Dell), while the macro takeaway is tighter financial conditions via higher policy-rate expectations. Oil ended down on the day but remained sharply up for the week amid Middle East supply-disruption concerns, keeping an additional inflation risk in focus.
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U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday after an acceleration in consumer prices reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its policy meeting on Wednesday. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all advanced, while Dell jumped to a record high. Rate futures imply a nearly 90% chance of a hike, according to the CME FedWatch tool. Oil prices fell on the day but were still up around 9% for the week amid concerns about Middle East supply disruptions.
