By William Collins, consultant in stock markets – Eurasia Business News, February 13, 2026. Article no 2025
U.S. stocks initially moved higher on February 13 after a cooler‑than‑expected inflation report, but the gains faded as the session went on, leaving the major indexes only modestly changed and still on track for weekly losses.
What the inflation report showed
January consumer prices in the U.S. economy rose 2.4% year over year, below the 2.5% economists had expected and down from 2.7% previously, marking the lowest headline inflation reading in several months.
Core inflation (excluding food and energy) came in around 2.5%, roughly in line with forecasts but also at its lowest level since early 2021.
Market reaction
Stock index futures were little changed immediately after the data, while Treasury yields moved lower as traders increased bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts later in 2026.
Stock indexes rose today, stabilizing after the previous session’s AI-driven selloff. All three benchmarks were on course for weekly losses, with the Nasdaq down the most.
The blue-chip Dow (DJI) was last higher by +0.4%. At the same time, the benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) moved up +0.5%, and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) advanced by +0.3%.
During the cash session, major indexes saw a mild relief bounce from the inflation news but remained constrained by recent AI‑related tech selling, leaving all three still heading for their worst week since November.
The CPI report reinforces the narrative that inflation is gradually returning toward the Fed’s target, which is supportive for risk assets over the medium term.
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In the short term, cross‑currents remain: cooling inflation and lower yields are positives, but profit‑taking and concerns about AI‑linked valuations in big tech are limiting how far the indexes can run on good macro news.
U.S. Treasury yields shifted lower across the curve. The 10-year Treasury yield (US10Y) fell to 4.05%, and the 30-year Treasury yield (US30Y) was down 4 basis points to 4.69%. The shorter-end 2-year Treasury yield (US2Y) fell 5 basis points to 3.40%.
Gold price at $ 5,052 per troy ounce
Right now, live gold data shows Gold Futures (GCUSD) trading at 5,052.70 dollars per troy ounce, up 104.30 dollars on the day, a gain of 2.11%. This sits near today’s intraday high of 5,069.10 dollars, with a low of 4,907.10 dollars earlier in the session.
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Silver price at $ 76.99 per ounce
Silver is currently trading at 76.99 dollars per troy ounce in the global market on February 13, 2026, with today’s range between 73.745 and 79.265 dollars per ounce. That puts silver up 1.308 dollars on the day, a gain of 1.73%, and near the middle of today’s intraday range.
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