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Market Performance - The U.S. stock market showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones down by 0.45%, the Nasdaq up by 0.44%, and the S&P 500 slightly up by 0.07% [3] - Amazon's stock surged nearly 5% after signing a $38 billion agreement with OpenAI to supply NVIDIA AI chips over the next seven years, reinforcing its capabilities in operating large-scale data centers [3][4] - NVIDIA's stock rose nearly 3% following the approval of a deal to sell chips to the UAE under a Microsoft agreement [4] Economic Indicators - The U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the eighth consecutive month in October, with the manufacturing index dropping 0.4 points to 48.7, indicating a continued decline [6] - The output index fell 2.8 points to 48.2, suggesting that production has contracted in two of the last three months [6] - Inflation pressures are easing, with the raw materials price index decreasing 3.9 points to 58, the lowest level since the beginning of the year [6] Federal Reserve Insights - Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee expressed concerns about inflation, stating that he is more worried about inflation than the labor market ahead of the December Fed meeting [8] - Goolsbee noted that inflation has been above target for over four and a half years and is trending in the wrong direction [8] - Fed Governor Stephen Milan advocates for more significant rate cuts, arguing that current monetary policy is too tight and that the neutral rate is well below current levels [9]