Some investors had an inflation scare on Wednesday, but the U.S. stock market as a whole seems to have shrugged it off so far.

U.S. stocks are sinking after a report said inflation is unexpectedly getting worse for Americans. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% in early Wednesday trading.

U.S. stocks ended little changed but up on the week. Relief that Trump delayed reciprocal tariffs overshadowed weak retail sales and hot inflation.

S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq end up after Trump holds off on reciprocal tariffs, avoiding a trade war that could slow the economy and fan inflation.

President Trump has announced that he would implement tariffs of 25 percent on all steel and aluminum imports to the U.S.

The U.S. is poised to win the AI race against China, but one significant threat looms on the horizon: tariffs.