The market sees the probability of another 25 basis point interest rate cut at next week's Federal Reserve meeting as rising despite inflation ticking higher in November.

Fresh inflation figures are likely to make the Federal Reserve more cautious about the pace of interest-rate cuts – but not quite yet. Read more at The Business Times.

With interest rates, for example, some short-term rates have been trending downward, such as with the Federal Reserve starting to cut the federal funds rate. Meanwhile long-term ones such as 10-year Treasuries or 30-year mortgages have remained relatively high or even increased in recent months.