US annual consumer price increase slows to below 3% as inflation ebbs

U.S. consumer prices rose moderately in July and the annual increase in inflation slowed to below 3% for the first time in nearly 3-1/2 years, opening the door wider for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month.

The dollar lost ground against its major peers, helping the euro to an eight-month peak, as the U.S.consumer price index showed inflation is subsiding, reinforcing expectations that Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are near.

Crypto.com becomes official UEFA Champions League partner

Crypto.com has become the first cryptocurrency platform to secure an exclusive partnership with the UEFA Champions League. The multiyear partnership, which will see the centralized crypto exchange become an official global sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, was announced on August 14th.

Wall Street indexes mixed as Alphabet slips

Google Daily Chart

Wall Street’s main indexes offered a mixed bag on Wednesday, as Alphabet and some megacap tech stocks traded lower but the latest inflation data reassured investors betting the Federal Reserve would start cutting U.S. interest rates next month.

The last session saw Google shares fall 1.2%. The Stochastic-RSI is giving a positive signal.
Google shares fell 1.2% in the last session.
The Stochastic-RSI is currently in the positive zone.
Support: 162.1933 | Resistance: 165.7133

Wall Street umps as softer producer prices data boosts rate optimism

NASDAQ Composite Indices Daily Chart

U.S. stocks hit a near two-week high after a softer producer prices data reinforced bets of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September. Megacap and growth stocks gained, with Nvidia set to lead the charge for a second session, rising over 5%.