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sentences that state something as happening or true
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23%
3 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Good economic news boosted Wall Street’s main indexes on Wednesday, as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading buoyed hopes that the Federal Reserve might not hike rates as soon as next month.
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Reserve → boost → month
A commerce department report showed the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index stood at 3.4% on an annual basis in August against estimates of 3.7%, per economists polled by Reuters.
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index → show → Reuters
Separately, second-quarter GDP data – the broadest measure of the economy’s health – showed that the US economy grew at a solid clip, driven by robust consumer spending and business investment related to the buildout of AI infrastructure.
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economy → show → infrastructure
“The market had been tracing out a bullish formation, meaning the price pattern suggested that any positive catalyst could trigger a move higher and that’s exactly what happened,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.
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Stovall → trace → Research
Traders now see a roughly 35% chance of an October rate hike, down from about a 45% chance seen before the data, according to data compiled by LSEG.
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Traders → see → LSEG
The Federal Reserve is under pressure to cut rates from the White House after raising them earlier this month for the first time since 2023.
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Reserve → cut → 2023
Inflation has emerged as the top issue for voters in the run-up to the midterm elections with Donald Trump receiving poor marks for his handling of the economy.
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Trump → emerge → economy
At 09.55am ET, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 50.58 points, or 0.10%, to 51,400.50, the S+P 500 gained 33.17 points, or 0.43%, to 7,704.01 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 193.57 points, or 0.72%, to 26,991.11.
Five of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were trading higher, with information technology and energy leading gains.
Despite weakness in September, driven by bond market volatility and elevated oil prices amid the US-Iran conflict, the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were on pace for a second straight quarterly advance, if gains hold.
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gains → rise → advance
On Wednesday, the yield on the 10-year treasury bond held steady at 5.246%, a day after hitting its highest since June 2007.
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yield → hold → June
Crude oil prices rose on the day, with the December contract for Brent crude futures moving higher.
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contract → rise → futures
ADP, the US’s largest payroll supplier, said private employers added 90,000 jobs in September, higher than expected and up from 36,000 in August.
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employers → say → August
On Friday, the labor department will release its latest monthly jobs tally, which is expected to show a gain of 84,000 for September, down from 162,000 in the prior month.
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which → release → month
Reuters contributed to this story.
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Reuters → contribute → story
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