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Pimco Economist Tiffany Wilding reacts to the latest US consumer price report and what it means for Federal Reserve monetary policy. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Moderate Democrat David Crowley narrowly defeated Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's primary for governor. But Progressives showed strength elsewhere in the Midwest, with Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan projected to beat US Representative Angie Craig in the Democratic primary for the state's open US Senate seat. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall reports.

Andrew Hollenhorst, chief US economist at Citi, joins Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss inflation and its potential to influence market expectations due to recent trends in price and labor data.

David Kelly, JPMorgan Asset Management's chief global strategist, sees a disinflation trend in the US stemming from lower tariff costs and oil eventually flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking on "Bloomberg Surveillance," Kelly also says the Federal Reserve is on the wrong track signaling that they are going to communicate less.

The US consumer price index rose by 0.2% which was bang in line with forecasts. Prices rose by 2.5% from a year earlier, matching the slowest pace since March 2021. Energy, gas and grocery prices all fell on the month. This likely eases pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Michael McKee reports.

Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, says earnings are driving the markets higher. He talks about raising his year-end forecast for the S&P 500 from 8,250 to 8,400. He also talks about the artificial intelligence trade "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Andrew Hollenhorst, chief US economist at Citi, discusses the outlook for today's US inflation report. "If we get a cool reading again this month, and we think that we will, then you have more of a trend toward cooling inflation," Hollenhorst tells Bloomberg Television. "And that's just a very, very different story than what we've been hearing from some Fed officials."

Marc Seidner, CIO for non-traditional strategies at Pimco, discusses the outlook for inflation, the US economy and Federal Reserve policy. "We're much less fussed about about the inflation outlook on a forward-looking basis than I think many in the market," Seidner tells Bloomberg Television.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund delivered its strongest quarterly performance in six years, driven by its exposure to major technology companies including Nvidia Corp., Apple Inc., and Microsoft Corp. Additionally, the fund's CEO Nicolai Tangen highlighted the positive impact of Asian tech stocks on overall profits. Bloomberg'sHeidi Taksdal Skjeseth reports.

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."