U.S. stocks moved higher early Monday, ahead of key inflation data that will be released in the coming days and could provide clues on how soon the Fed will be able to consider cutting interest rates.

Wall Street stocks were trading only slightly higher at the opening bell on Monday following a winning week for the Dow.

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The next 500 point move for the S&P 500 is down, reckons a team at Stifel led by managing director Barry Bannister. Bannister says sticky inflation will mean the Federal Reserve will have to push rate cuts further back,