Stocks started the new week on a high note on Monday, with gains of more than 1% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). Investors are hoping that the release of the Consumer Price Index for January will show that the trend toward lower price increases will continue, since that could prompt the Federal Reserve to slow its pace of interest rate hikes and help the economy avoid a prolonged downturn.

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