Wall Street sold off Wednesday as bond yields spiked after S&P Global’s flash composite PMI jumped to 58.4—the strongest private-sector growth signal in more than five years—while input-price inflation re-accelerated, Associated Press market wrap and TechTimes coverage of the PMI print said.

The S&P 500 fell about 0.8% to 7,706, the Dow dropped 0.7%, and the Nasdaq declined 1.1% from its all-time high. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 5.11%, levels last familiar in 2007, as traders boosted odds of another Federal Reserve hike at the Oct. 27–28 meeting following September’s move into a 3.75%–4.00% funds range.

Oil halted its slide even as diesel-crack and export-ban debates continued, adding to the inflation narrative households feel at the pump and grocery aisle. Accounts agree the PMI/yield shock drove the session; they diverge on whether the Fed will actually deliver a consecutive hike or look through one hot survey.

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