US Stocks Inch Higher After Soft CPI

2026-07-14 13:36 By Andre Joaquim 1 min. read

US equity indices were mostly higher on Tuesday after softer inflation data shut the door on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.

The S&P 500 inched higher and the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.7%, while the Dow erased a sharp deficit to hover only slightly under the flatline.

Both headline and core inflation rates declined, easing the impact of another rally in energy prices after the US and Iran maintained strikes against each other.

Chip producers rebounded from yesterday's selloff with Micron and Sandisk adding 5% each, tracking major memory producers, while Nvidia rose 1%.

On the other hand, the country's largest banks were lower.

JPMorgan fell 2.5% despite posting its strongest profit level ever, and Bank of America dropped 1% despite beating earnings.

Likewise, Wells Fargo sank 2% even though its earnings report was also seen as a beat.

In turn, Goldman Sachs surged 4% on strong results for the period.



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