The Stock Market Just Got Its Worst Inflation News in 3 Years. Here's What History Says Investors Should Do Now.
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We just got a sobering wake-up call about inflation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's bad enough that the marquee number -- May's year-over-year inflation rate -- jumped to 4.2%, a three-year high, but it's also the third straight month-over-month increase of 0.5% or more. The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 0.10% ) dipped 1.6% on the news. Here's what's going on and what history tells investors to do now. Annual inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stood at just 2.4% in January and February, meaning the average item that cost $100 in February 2025 cost $102.40 in February 2026.
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