Stocks are set to open higher as traders waited for the latest inflation data to cap a dramatic week marked by a sharp rise in Federal Reserve rate-hike bets and Jensen Huang’s ouster from Nvidia

Equity futures pointed to a higher open as traders awaited the latest inflation print, which was positioned as the closing event of a volatile week driven by a sharp increase in bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes and a reported leadership change at Nvidia that removed Jensen Huang from his role. The rate-hike repricing operates through the discount rate channel: higher expected policy rates lift Treasury yields, which compresses equity valuations for long-duration growth names and typically strengthens the U.S. dollar through widening rate differentials against other major currencies. Nvidia, as a high-multiple semiconductor leader, is the most exposed single stock, since its valuation is sensitive both to yield moves and to any perceived change in strategic direction under new leadership. The dollar and Treasury yields are the broader transmission points, with rate-sensitive sectors and high-beta technology names carrying the most direct exposure. The CPI release is the key catalyst, as a hotter-than-expected reading would validate the hike pricing and likely pressure Nvidia and the Nasdaq, while a softer print could unwind the rate-hike bets and ease the dollar.

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