It's less than half an hour to the January consumer-price-index reading, and investors should be aware of the data's tendency to run a little hotter than expected as the new year gets under way. The ...

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Wednesday to see if inflation data for January supports expectations for no Fed rate cuts in the first half of 2025.

Another seasonal trend is the four-year U.S. presidential cycle. In general, the market rises modestly in the first year after a presidential election, followed by trouble in the second year. In years ...