{"id":60254,"date":"2026-03-27T12:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-retreats-as-inflation-data-dampens-rate-cut-hopes\/60254\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:09:35","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-retreats-as-inflation-data-dampens-rate-cut-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-retreats-as-inflation-data-dampens-rate-cut-hopes\/60254\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Retreats as Inflation Data Dampens Rate Cut Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>483.1500 (-1.0512%)<\/strong> points today, descending to <strong>45,476.9600<\/strong> as market participants processed a hotter-than-expected <strong>Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE)<\/strong> report. This key inflation metric, released on this Friday, March 27th, 2026, suggested that price pressures remain stubborn, leading traders to recalibrate expectations for a <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> pivot. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> mirrored this sentiment, as it was down <strong>391.0000 (-0.8458%)<\/strong> points today. The narrative of &quot;higher-for-longer&quot; interest rates weighed heavily on growth sectors, overshadowing recent optimistic earnings reports and causing a significant pullback in high-multiple stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the decline were heavyweights in the payments and technology sectors. <strong>Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.20%<\/strong> today, while healthcare giant <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.18%<\/strong> today. Consumer discretionary stocks also struggled, with <strong>Amazon (<a href=\"\/stock\/AMZN\">AMZN<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>3.14%<\/strong> today and <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>2.72%<\/strong> today. Other notable laggards included <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.54%<\/strong> today, and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.10%<\/strong> today. The tech leaders <strong>Microsoft (<a href=\"\/stock\/MSFT\">MSFT<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> were also caught in the crosshairs, as they was down <strong>1.54%<\/strong> and <strong>0.98%<\/strong> today, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the broader downturn, defensive and energy-related equities managed to gain ground. <strong>Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.93%<\/strong> today, supported by a rise in energy prices. Pharmaceutical stalwarts <strong>Merck &amp; Co. (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.32%<\/strong> and <strong>0.94%<\/strong> today, respectively. Retail giant <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.23%<\/strong> today, reflecting a rotation into value-oriented consumer staples. Additionally, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.99%<\/strong> today and <strong>Coca-Cola (<a href=\"\/stock\/KO\">KO<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>0.93%<\/strong> today, as investors sought safety in companies with reliable dividends and stable cash flows during this period of heightened global macroeconomic volatility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 483.1500 (-1.0512%) points today, descending to 45,476.9600 as market participants processed a 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