Nasdaq down 1.9%. All it took was two economic releases overnight and the market has gone glass half-empty. Back to worrying about sticky inflation, strong labour market and fewer rate cuts in 2025.

The ASX is up 31 points or 0.4% at midday. The market has shrugged off a rise in monthly headline inflation, focusing instead on the drop in core annual trimmed mean.

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