S&P 500 GAINS 0.3% TO 7,748 AS TAME JULY CPI EASES FED HIKE FEARS; MARKETS NOW PRICE 62% ODDS OF A SEPTEMBER RATE HOLD, WHILE NASDAQ RISES 0.55% ON AI STOCK STRENGTH.
GOLD JUMPS ABOVE $4,400 AS LOWER RATE-HIKE BETS SUPPORT BULLION, WHILE OIL AND HORMUZ RISKS KEEP INFLATION CONCERNS ALIVE; BRENT REMAINS ELEVATED AROUND $89.