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The CPI report came in with a year over year gain of 8.5%. That is a big inflationary number, but the market was looking for 8.7%. Not a big difference but since the prior month's report was 9.1%, it gave investors a reason to believe that inflation may be peaking. Stocks soared on the news as the Dow gained 535-points and many indices saw 2% to 3% gains on the day. This morning we'll get the PPI report so the question is whether that will be benign enough for the market to hold onto yesterday's ...