Wall Street falls after inflation data

US stock indexes declined during Friday’s session as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

Official data showed that the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index – which excludes food and energy and is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation – rose 0.3% in July from the prior month and 2.9% year-on-year, its highest level since February, in line with expectations.

The headline PCE price index increased 2.6% year-on-year, unchanged from June’s pace, and 0.2% month-on-month.

According to the CME FedWatch tool, markets are now pricing in an 87.2% probability that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in September.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1% (49 points) to 45,587 by 14:47 GMT, while the broader S&P 500 declined 0.4% (27 points) to 6,474. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.8% (170 points) to 21,534.