Inflation is still a thing. Prices were 2.6% higher in October than a year earlier, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, released Wednesday. That's a much lower inflation rate than American consumers endured through most of 2022 and 2023, but it's ...

JPMorgan's trading desk gave a scenario outlook on how the market would respond to various monthly core CPI readings. The options market is pricing in a 0.7% move, either up or down, for the S&P 500, and a 1.6% move for the Russell 2000.

Consumer prices have jumped more than 20% since Dec. 2020, working out to over 5% annualized inflation under the Biden administration.