Wall Street Ends Lower Ahead of Inflation Report, China Trade Talks | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, AUG 11 – Investors await July inflation data and the August 12 tariff deadline as trade talks and semiconductor export policies influence mixed stock market performance, with 15.5 billion shares traded.
- Market performance was mixed as investors awaited this week's CPI data and US-China trade developments, with traders said to be cautious ahead of the U.S.-China tariff deadline.
- Trade talks focus on chip policy as the US-China tariff deadline looms, with traders awaiting inflation data, market sources said.
- The dollar index was flat at 98.25 after a 0.4% drop last week, while bitcoin rose 0.7% to $119,154 and ether gained 1.1% to $4,267.
- Market consensus has fully priced in a tariff truce extension, and Trump signed an executive order extending the tariffs pause, with no specific date mentioned.
- Investors expect the Federal Reserve may shift to a dovish stance later this year as the consumer inflation report due Tuesday influences market outlooks.
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Wall Street ends lower ahead of inflation report, China trade talks | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
NEW YORK >> Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower today as investors anxiously await inflation data this week to assess the outlook for interest rates and eye U.S.-China trade developments.
The New York Stock Exchange closed down on Monday, with investors showing caution on the eve of the release of a new inflation index in the United States, based on Chinese-American trade negotiations.
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