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S&P 500, NASDAQ CRAWL TO RECORD CLOSING HIGHS AHEAD OF POWELL, DATA, EARNINGS
Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close on Monday as investors were given little motivation to take a stance more decisive than "let's wait and see" at the top of what looks to be an eventful week.
The Nasdaq .IXIC ended the session modestly green, while the S&P 500 .SPX closed only higher. The Dow .DJI edged lower.
Nvidia NVDA.O rose 1.9%, which boosted chips .SOX and helped put tech .SPLRCT out in front of its fellow S&P 500 sectors. All of which gave the tech-heavy Nasdaq the upper hand.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell embarks on his two-day, semi-annual Congressional grilling on Tuesday where he's likely to repeat his "encouraged but convinced" mantra regarding the effectiveness of restrictive monetary policy in bringing inflation down to the Fed's 2% goal.
He could very well insist he more data, which he'll get in the form of June consumer (CPI) and producer (PPI) price indexes on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Economists polled by Reuters see monthly CPI growth of 0.1% and year-over-year growth of 3.1%, a 20-basis-point cool-down from May.
Core CPI, which excludes volatile food/energy items, is seen repeating May's monthly and annual growth rates of 0.2% and 3.4%, respectively.
Late in the session, the Federal Reserve released its consumer credit outstanding report, which showed American consumers increased their debt by $11.35 billion in May, overshooting consensus by 19.5%.
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(Stephen Culp)
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ANY HOPE FOR CHINA'S BRUISED YUAN? - CLICK HERE
LONG FINANCIALS "MAKES SENSE" AS TRUMP TRADE - CLICK HERE
STOXX FLIPS INTO THE BLACK - CLICK HERE
CAC 40 FUTURES LEAD DECLINES IN EUROPE - CLICK HERE
FRENCH LEFT OUTFLANKS THE RIGHT - CLICK HERE