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New US inflation data surprises market

Friday 14th of October 2022

Greg Boland, head of investment brokerage Tiger Fintech NZ said the US consumer price index (CPI) data increased by 0.4% for the month, which was higher than expected. 

The core inflation rate over the past year climbed to a new peak of 6.6% – up from 6.3% – which was the biggest gain in 40 years, he said.

In the US, the S&P 500 had a gain of 2.6% – rebounding significantly after falling 2.4% in early trading.

“The 5% market turnaround from being down 2.4% to closing up 2.6% is one of the biggest intraday bounces in US share market history,” Boland said.

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