The main stock indices of the US market operate with losses this Thursday morning. wall street back in the first part of the day after learning that a high inflation data from the United States that supports the rise in interest rates of the Federal Reserve.
The reference index S&P 500, made up of the 500 strongest companies in the market, lost -0.18% to 4,579.13 points. The dow jones, of 30 industrial giants, falls -0.09% to -0.09% to 35,734.75 points. The nasdaqwith a high technological component, yields -0.03% and stands at a level of 14,485.32 units.
This morning it was known that consumer inflation in the United States rose 0.6% in January at the intermonthly rate, according to the Department of Labor, a figure higher than expected by the market. The year-on-year advance was 7.5% and the December record was revised upwards to 7 percent.
In other important data, it was also reported that the number of people who applied for state unemployment benefits last week was 223,000, a figure below what was expected. The strength of employment in the United States supports the Federal Reservewhich is preparing to raise rates soon.
“The Federal Reserve is in a good position to control inflation without disrupting growth [económico]especially as there are signs in other data sets that inflation could calm down in the coming months,” said eToro strategist Ben Laidler.