
September 30th, 2026
Stocks went up on Wall Street on Wednesday.
A report showed U.S. prices rose less than experts thought in August.
The S&P 500 went up 0.4%.
It may end September with a small gain.
The Dow Jones went down 137 points, or 0.3%.
The Nasdaq went up 0.9%.
The report said U.S. prices were 3.4% higher in August than a year before.
Experts thought they would be 3.7% higher.
That is still above the Fed's goal of 2%.
This is the price measure the Federal Reserve likes best.
After the report, traders bet less on a rate hike next month.
They now see a 39% chance.
A day before, they saw about a 50% chance.
This comes from CME Group.
Wall Street still feels pressure from the bond market.
The 10-year Treasury yield went up to 5.30%.
It was 5.26% late Tuesday.
On Tuesday it hit its highest level since 2002.
The 30-year Treasury yield went up to 5.64%.
It was 5.59%.
Higher yields slow the economy.
Borrowing costs more.
Prices for many investments go down.
High prices are only one reason yields went up.
The strong U.S. economy also helps them.
A report on Wednesday said growth was stronger in the spring than first thought.
Another report said Midwest business grew more than experts thought.
Oil prices also added pressure.
Brent crude went up 2.2% to $98.26 a barrel.
On Wall Street, Hewlett Packard Enterprise went up 5.5%.
It raised its revenue forecast for its networking business.
Nvidia went up 1.4%.
MongoDB went up 4.8%.
Its board added $1 billion to its stock buyback program.
Cal-Maine Foods went down 2.6%.
The largest U.S. egg company had a bigger loss than experts thought.
September 30th, 2026

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