Dollar stores continue to see higher-income shoppers, even as consumer sentiment improves

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The September PCE, delayed by the government shutdown, rose 2.8% year over year, in line with economists’ forecasts. The growth in core PCE, which excludes volatile categories like food and fuel, was also up 2.8%, but it slowed from August. “Fed officials should be able to focus on the wavering labor market and cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at their final meeting of the year next week, thanks to relatively stable inflation data,” my colleague Nicole Goodkind wrote today.

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The September PCE, delayed by the government shutdown, rose 2.8% year over year, in line with economists’ forecasts. The growth in core PCE, which excludes volatile categories like food and fuel, was also up 2.8%, but it slowed from August. “Fed officials should be able to focus on the wavering labor market and cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at their final meeting of the year next week, thanks to relatively stable inflation data,” my colleague Nicole Goodkind wrote today.

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Wall Street notches slight gains, Fed rate cut expectations on track

STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed slightly higher on Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 each rising roughly two-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq adding three-tenths of a percent.

Investors digested a slew of economic data this week, including Friday's Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index from September, the release of which was delayed due to the government shutdown. The report put the annual inflation rate at 2.8%, still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.

While traders are betting the central bank will cut rates at its policy meeting next week, several Fed governors may dissent due to concerns about persistent inflation.

But Eric Diton, president and managing director of The Wealth Alliance, points to other data that he believes should lead the Fed to lower rates.

"The Leading Economic Index versus the Coincident, that's the future versus now, it's a ratio that some people look at, is actually one of the weakest we have seen, going back to the '80s - talking about three other times that we've seen a weak number. So that means we're strong today, not strong looking forward. And that can be pre-recessionary. So if I were on the Fed and you were asking me what I would do, I would probably cut rates this month as just a preventative measure."

Stocks on the move Friday included Warner Bros Discovery, which climbed more than 6% after Netflix agreed to buy its TV, film studios, and streaming division for $72 billion, ending a weeks-long bidding war.

Netflix shares closed nearly 3% lower, while shares of Paramount Skydance, one of the other bidders for Warner Bros, tumbled almost 10%.

And shares of Ulta Beauty surged more than 12.5% after the beauty retailer raised its annual sales and profit forecasts.

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Wall Street and FTSE slump as US job cuts hit 22-year high and Bank of England holds rates

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Wall Street and FTSE head lower as JPM boss issues US stock market warning

Dimon said he is 'far more worried than others' about a serious market correction.

Wall Street drops while FTSE ends flat as gold prices top $4,000 for first time ever

Investors continue to flock to the safe-haven asset amid a weakening dollar and growing expectations for more US Federal Reserve rate cuts

FTSE climbs and Wall Street hits fresh highs as US government shutdown enters third day

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FTSE muted and Wall Street higher amid warning US shutdown could slow economic growth

'We could see a hit to the GDP, a hit to growth, and a hit to working America,' Treasury secretary Scott Bessent warned.

FTSE and Wall Street muted as traders look to Fed Jackson Hole speech

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Trump's tariffs now in effect: How world markets are reacting

President Trump's sweeping tariffs have taken effect for dozens of countries. Ramzan Karmali, host of Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief: Market Sunrise, joins Morning Brief with Julie Hyman to discuss how countries around the world are reacting. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief.

Nvidia hits $4T market cap, who is next?

Nvidia (NVDA) became the first publicly traded company with a market capitalization of over $4 trillion. Ramzan Karmali examines who could follow in the AI chipmaker's historic footsteps. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief: Market Sunrise here.

Bitcoin price mimics stock market rally after Trump's tariff pause

The cryptocurrency rallied on Thursday, mirroring a broader upswing in financial markets following the US president's major policy shift.

FTSE 100 set for biggest loss in a year as Trump tariffs spark turmoil

$9.5tn has been wiped off global share prices since the US president announced new trade levies.