Market Highlights 💡 - 16 May 2024
@Shyon:
* Wall Street welcomes signs of cooling of inflation, but remains elevated, Fed remains vigilant 🇺🇸 S&P 500: 1.19% 📈 🇺🇸 Nasdaq: 1.42% 📈 🇪🇺 Stoxx 600: 0.61% 📈 🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 Index: 0.08% 📈 🇭🇰 Hang Seng Index: Market closed 🇨🇳 CSI 300 Index: -0.77% 📉 * U.S. stocks cheered, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rising 1.2% and 1.4%, respectively, as inflation data rose less than expected, calming sentiment and boosting hopes of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve. * The U.S. CPI rose less than expected in April, up 0.3% month-on-month and 3.4% year-on-year. The growth rate was lower than expected. This is a positive development for cooling down after three consecutive months of higher-than-expected data. This also fueled market expectations for the Federal Reserve this year. A bet on e