U.S. inflation ticked higher in October, but stable core price pressures and tame month-on-month gains prompted a sigh of relief on Wall Street and likely supported bets for an end-of-year interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.

The Fed lowered rates by 25 basis points to a 20-month low, but economists say tariffs may throw a wrench in the rate cutting cycle.

U.S. stock futures cut losses, while the dollar retreated on Wednesday, after data showed U.S. inflation continued to slow as expected last month, helping firm up traders' conviction that the Federal Reserve may cut rates again in December.