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US STOCKS-Wall St set to open higher on tech boost, PCE data
Wall Street's main indexes were set for a higher open on Friday as robust quarterly results from Alphabet and Microsoft lifted growth stocks, while fresh evidence of progress on the inflation front rekindled hopes of an interest rate cut this year. Alphabet jumped 11.7% in premarket trading after the Google-parent announced its first-ever dividend, a $70 billion stock buyback and beat estimates for first-quarter results. Lifting sentiment further, Microsoft gained 3.9% on beating Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit, driven by gains from AI adoption across its cloud services.
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TREASURIES-Yields fall as inflation largely meets expectations
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Friday after data showed that inflation gains in March were in line with economists’ expectations, though on an annual basis they were slightly higher than expected. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 0.3% last month for an annual gain of 2.7%. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PCE price index climbing 0.3% on the month and 2.6% year-on-year.
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Investors brace for 5% Treasury yields as US inflation worries mount
As U.S. inflation worries grow, some investors are preparing for the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to breach a 16-year high of 5% hit last October. Bond yields, which move inversely to prices, have climbed in recent weeks as signs of persistent inflation erode expectations for how deeply the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates without further fueling consumer prices. Many investors are betting further weakness lies ahead for bonds.
