深夜大涨！美联储，降息大消息！

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the news is that the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August met market expectations, while initial jobless claims unexpectedly increased, leading investors to believe that a rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week is highly likely [1][6][9] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.82% to 45862.44, the S&P 500 increased by 0.45% to 6561.24, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.36% to 21965.04 [2] - Chinese concept stocks saw a broad increase, with Alibaba rising nearly 5%, NIO up over 4%, and Baidu, Futu Holdings, and others rising over 3% [3] Group 2 - The August CPI data showed a year-on-year increase of 2.9%, the highest since January, and a month-on-month increase of 0.4%, exceeding the expected 0.3% [5] - The core CPI, excluding volatile food and energy prices, rose by 0.3% month-on-month and 3.1% year-on-year, both in line with market expectations [5] - The largest contributor to the CPI increase was housing costs, which rose by 0.4%, accounting for about one-third of the index's weight [5] Group 3 - The unexpected increase in initial jobless claims for the week ending September 6 was 263,000, higher than the Dow Jones forecast of 235,000, marking an increase of 27,000 from the previous period [5] - Analysts expect the Federal Reserve to cut rates by 25 basis points on September 17, with some considering the possibility of a 50 basis point cut due to the weak job market overshadowing inflation risks [7][9] - The CME FedWatch tool indicates that traders widely expect a 25 basis point rate cut, with an increasing probability for a 50 basis point cut [8]