USA-STOCKS/ (UPDATE 1):US STOCKS-Wall St eyes higher open on soft landing optimism

US stocks closed higher, with investors eyeing crucial inflation data and the Fed's policy decision with optimism.

US stocks closed higher, with investors eyeing crucial inflation data and the Fed's policy decision with optimism.

US stocks have opened higher as investors cheered indications the country's central bank could cut interest rates by 50 basis points.

US stocks have opened higher as investors cheered indications the country's central bank could cut interest rates by 50 basis points.

US stocks have opened higher, buoyed by an increase in services sector activity, indicating the US economy is now slowing down.

US stocks have opened higher, buoyed by an increase in services sector activity, indicating the US economy is now slowing down.

US stocks have closed higher as investors digested producer price index for final demand data.

US stocks have closed higher as investors digested inflation data amid speculation on the size of the Federal Reserve's next rate cut.

US stocks have opened higher as investors digested a Commerce Department report on retail sales.