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S&P 500 futures rise as PCE inflation comes in below expectations
Original: Stock Market Today (Sept. 30, 2026): S&P 500 futures rise as PCE inflation comes in below expectations
US stock futures pointed higher ahead of the trading session on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, after the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, the PCE price index, came in below expectations. Softer-than-expected inflation data lifted sentiment, raising hopes that price pressures are cooling and that the central bank may have more room to ease policy in the months ahead.
Why now: The cooler-than-expected PCE inflation reading directly affects expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate policy, moving futures higher.
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- Stock Market Today (Sept. 30, 2026): S&P 500 futures rise as PCE inflation comes in below expectations · Yahoo Finance
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