The February consumer price index, set for release Tuesday, and the producer price index, due out Thursday, could hurt equities if the reports come out hotter than expected.
The S & P 500 closed out the week with losses, but has advanced more than 7% for the year.
Some stubborn spots in inflation February's consumer inflation data next week comes after January's surprisingly hot report dented investor hopes the so-called last mile to the Fed's 2% inflation target will be easy.
Export Price Index (February) 8:30 a.m.
Import Price Index (February) 8:30 a.m.
Persons:
Giuseppe Sette, FactSet, James Ragan, Davidson, Nordstrom, Davidson's Ragan, Kathleen Grace, Russell, Office's Grace, Grace, Price, Jeff Cox, Nick Wells
Organizations:
Fed, Nvidia, Meta, Oracle, Treasury Budget, Adobe, Price, Index, Manufacturing
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