Group 1 - State Street Corp. (STT) has acquired PriceStats, a leading provider of daily global inflation data, enhancing its data analytics capabilities [1][8] - PriceStats has been a key component of State Street's Markets research platform since 2011, primarily serving institutional investors, economists, and central banks [2] - The integration of PriceStats into State Street Data Intelligence aims to provide proprietary data and insights for better investment decisions, alongside existing private equity and private credit data [3] Group 2 - Will Kinlaw, head of State Street Data Intelligence, emphasized the launch of advanced economic indicators leveraging PriceStats' platform [4] - The acquisition aligns with State Street's strategy of growth through acquisitions and collaborations, as evidenced by recent buyouts and partnerships [5] - State Street's stock performance has outpaced the industry, with a 24.7% gain compared to the industry's 13.2% growth over the past six months [6]