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US stocks slip as hotter inflation chills hopes and Middle East risk returns to markets
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Published on 12 May 2026
A hotter inflation surprise and unresolved conflict both hit
US stocks opened lower on Tuesday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq weighed a hotter-than-expected April inflation print and growing uncertainty over the Middle East conflict. Investors appeared to dial back expectations for a fast resolution even as they recalibrated interest-rate bets, pushing sentiment cautiously down at the start of the session.
- S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday
- Hotter-than-expected April inflation tempered rate-cut hopes
- Middle East resolution hopes faded, adding market risk
- Investors recalibrated positions at the start of trade
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