Wall Street digested a surprisingly cool wholesale inflation reading and more big bank earnings, with one eye on Trump's latest tariff moves.

U.S. stocks opened moderately higher on Wednesday, boosted by a tamer-than-expected inflation reading and blowout quarterly results from big banks.

U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher on Wednesday following a better-than-expected update on inflation across the country. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in early trading and approaching its all-time high set last week.

The Dow fell 436 points. Nvidia rallied on easing export restrictions.

Value stocks will outperform growth stocks in coming months if inflation heats up.

Inflation is up, stocks are down, and more tariffs are on their way. Trump wants interest rates to come down but the direction of travel is making it less likely that the Fed will deliver the cuts he wants. It’s not clear whether Trump can extract himself from the policy cycle he has created.

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JPMorgan, Wells Fargo lead the banks whose quarterly results may offer clues on how consumers and companies fared during a volatile period. The S&P 500 climbed 0.1%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to a record.

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Wall Street braced for another inflation checkup after Tuesday's consumer price reading spurred traders to pare bets on Fed rate cuts in the coming months.

U.S. stocks are drifting higher following some mixed data on inflation and profits at some of the biggest U.S. banks.