U.S. stock indexes are rising Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 gained 0.9% and is on track to break its first two-day losing streak in nearly a month.

U.S. stock indexes are drifting in the runup to the latest update on inflation due out Wednesday. The S&P 500 was flat early Tuesday, a day after pulling back from its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 177 points,

They’re the first back-to-back losses for the index in nearly a month, as momentum slows following a big rally that has it on track for one of its best years of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 154 points,