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U.S. Stocks and Energy Prices Rise on Inflation Data
U.S. equity benchmarks and energy prices moved on fresh inflation readings while European bond trading slowed after the Bastille Day period.
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U.S. markets opened Tuesday with the S&P 500 at 7,515.34, down 0.79 percent from the prior close, the Dow at 52,498.64, off 0.26 percent, and the Nasdaq at 25,873.18, lower by 1.55 percent, after the latest consumer price index showed headline inflation running at 3.5 percent annually and core CPI unchanged on the month.
Inflation data and energy prices set the tone
The figures arrived as WTI crude climbed 3.02 percent to $80.50 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield eased to 4.57 percent. Bitcoin rose 2.49 percent to $63,870. Those moves occurred on the same session that Europe’s investment-grade bond desks reported thinner volumes once the Bastille Day rush faded, according to market notes from 9fin.
Reduced activity in European credit coincided with the higher oil price, which analysts linked to supply concerns. The combination left traders watching how quickly flows would return to IG bonds once the holiday period fully cleared.
Paris market calendar and local business context
The Marché Bastille on Rue Richard Lenoir remains closed on Wednesdays, including July 15, 2026, and operates only on Thursdays from 7:00 to 13:30 and Sundays from 7:00 to 14:30. That schedule limited any immediate retail or vendor flows in the neighborhood during the midweek session.
Business chambers that had hosted Bastille Day gatherings earlier in the month, such as the French-American Chamber of Commerce California event in Menlo Park on July 10 and the French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry reception in Seoul on July 14, reported no new market-moving announcements tied to those meetings.
Market participants said they would continue to track the 10-year yield and WTI levels for signals on whether investment-grade issuance calendars pick up later in the week. No further specific dates for renewed bond flows were confirmed in the available data.
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