Stock Market Today: Dow ends above 40,000 as inflation continues to cool

Investing.com-- The Dow rallied to close above 40,000 level Wednesday as data pointing to further slowing in inflation is expected to bring the Federal Reserve a step closer to begin the rate-cutting cycle next month.The report comes just a day after coole-than-expected July producer price index that added to signs that the Fed's policies are working to bring down inflation.

"The Fed has been desperate for signs of the impact of their rate hikes on demand and inflation, and they have finally started seeing it since May," Jefferies said in a Wednesday note.The chipmaker said earlier this month that it would cut more than 15% of its workforce and suspend its dividend amid a pullback in spending on traditional data center semiconductors and a shift towards AI chips.

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