Market Overview - U.S. stocks showed mixed performance with the Dow Jones increasing by over 250 points, up 0.61% to 46,729.44, while NASDAQ fell by 0.28% to 22,808.72 and S&P 500 rose by 0.08% to 6,710.34 [1] - Communication services sector saw a rise of 1.4% [1] - Information technology stocks experienced a decline of 1.1% [2] Company Performance - Alibaba Group Holding reported quarterly revenue of $34.81 billion, a 5% year-over-year increase, exceeding analyst expectations of $34.43 billion [3] - Adjusted earnings per American Depositary Share (ADS) for Alibaba were 61 cents, surpassing the consensus estimate of 49 cents [3] Commodity Market - Oil prices decreased by 2.1% to $57.59, while gold prices increased by 1.1% to $4,140.50 [5] - Silver rose by 1.7% to $51.185 and copper increased by 3.8% to $5.1545 [5] European Market - European shares showed positive movement with the eurozone's STOXX 600 rising by 0.6% and Spain's IBEX 35 Index increasing by 0.8% [6] Asian Market - Asian markets closed mostly higher, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.07%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng up by 0.69%, and China's Shanghai Composite increasing by 0.87% [7] Notable Stock Movements - Rubico Inc shares surged by 67% to $0.26 after extending tanker charters [9] - Clean Energy Technologies Inc shares rose by 75% to $1.87 following a $10 million battery energy storage project announcement [9] - Barnes & Noble Education Inc shares increased by 37% to $9.18 after announcing preliminary financial results [9] - MingZhu Logistics Holdings Ltd shares dropped by 84% to $0.17 due to an $8 million registered direct offering [9] - GreenPower Motor Company Inc shares fell by 34% to $0.8500, and K Wave Media Ltd shares decreased by 24% to $0.68 [9] Economic Indicators - The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose by 1.4% year-over-year in September, marking the eighth consecutive month of slowing growth [11] - The FHFA house price index remained flat for September [11] - U.S. producer prices increased by 0.3% month-over-month in September, following a 0.1% decline in the previous month [11] - U.S. retail sales rose by 0.2% month-over-month in September, compared to a 0.6% gain in August [11]

Core Insights - Industrial product prices have increased for the fifth consecutive month, indicating a sustained upward trend in pricing [1] - This marks the 13th consecutive year-over-year rise in industrial product prices, reflecting ongoing inflationary pressures in the market [1] Summary by Category - **Price Trends** - Industrial product prices have shown a consistent increase over the past five months [1] - The year-over-year rise has been maintained for 13 months, suggesting a long-term trend in price escalation [1]

We were expecting a little bit of a decline in inflation, and that's what we got. Producer prices headline number on a month over month basis, down a 10th of a percent, which puts the year over year number at 2.6%. It was 3.3% in July.Accor down a 10th of a percent as well. So that moves us to 2.8% from 3.7%. And core ex trade is up 3/10 of a percent.That's half of what it was last month on a month over month basis and puts us at 2.8% for the year. So that was as it was the last month. So at this point it l ...

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It's coming in slower than anticipated at this point with a final demand headline at 0.0% X Food and Energy 0.0% and X Food, Energy and Trade 0.0%. So a remarkable kind of performance there. A year over year, we're at 2.3%.That's a significant drop from 2.6% for core, it's 2.6% down from three. And for food, energy and trade, X, it's two five down from two seven. So this is a number you can bet the White House will be tight touting as evidence that there are no tariff pressures.We'll have to see where the t ...