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Interest Rate Environment

Salesforce, Inc. · 2026-09-30 · Importance 15 · Surprise 14

U.S. August PCE inflation increased 0.3% month over month, below economists’ expectations, according to third-party reporting on September 30, 2026. The cooler inflation reading reduced market expectations for higher interest rates. Lower anticipated rates supported growth-oriented technology stocks, including Salesforce, although the report described the effect primarily as a market sentiment driver rather than a quantified Salesforce financial impact.

Key facts

• Benzinga reported Salesforce stock surge was driven in part by cooler-than-expected inflation data, citing the PCE price index grew 0.3% month over month in August which reduced expectations for higher interest rates. source