NEW YORK — U.S. stocks retreated from all-time highs in choppy trading on Tuesday as investors, deprived of economic data resulting from the shuttered government, looked to secondary indicators and remarks from U.S. Federal Reserve officials for clues regarding economic weakness and monetary policy.

All three indexes turned negative after a consumer expectations survey from the New York Federal Reserve showed deteriorating future expectations and rising inflation projections. The report garnered increased scrutiny amid a federal data blackout resulting from a partisan congressional impasse that extended the government shutdown to its seventh day.

Investors have had to rely on secondary, independently produced data, along with remarks from monetary policymakers, to gauge the likelihood th

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