https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dow-futures-gain-100-points-after-data-shows-inflation-slowed-last-month-live-updatesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dow-futures-gain-100-points-after-data-shows-inflation-slowed-last-month-live-updateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/dow-futures-gain-100-points-after-data-shows-inflation-slowed-last-month-live-updates#u94990Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:41:07 +0000Dow futures advanced more than 100 points following economic data that showed inflation cooled last month. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure recorded core inflation at 3.0% in August, which came in much lighter than expected. At the same time, US consumer spending rose by the most in a year while the core Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased 0.2%. Investors digested these figures to gauge the central bank's next move on interest rates after elevated Treasury bond yields recently pressured major stock market indexes and pushed the 30-year bond yield