The US markets closed higher on Wednesday, allowing the main equity benchmarks to creep further into record territory, as investors awaited updates on efforts to pass tax reform in Washington and as President Donald Trump toured Asia, highlighting lingering tensions with North Korea in a speech. All three equity benchmarks finished at all-time highs on the same day for the 27th time in 2017. For the Dow it was the 59th closing high in 2017, the 53rd for the S&P 500, and the 64th for the Nasdaq. The Dow has gained 29% since Trump was elected president on November 8, 2016, while the S&P 500 has rallied 22% and the Nasdaq Composite has rallied 31% during that period. The Congressional Budget Office said the tax bill written by House Republicans would boost the deficit by $300 billion more than lawmakers estimated and outside the $1.5 trillion size the recently passed budget would require to meet Senate rules.
Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said he’ll likely support a third 2017 interest-rate increase next month, but added that he wants to see signs of inflation moving higher before backing tightening next year. Harker added that unemployment is at its lowest level since 2000 and employers report widespread worker shortages, yet price gains have held stubbornly below the central bank’s 2 percent goal, with core inflation just 1.3 percent in September.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 6.13 points or 0.03 percent to 23,563.36, the Nasdaq gained 21.335 points or 0.32 percent to 6,789.12, and the S&P 500 edged higher by 3.74 points or 0.14 percent to 2,594.38.
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