US Stocks Fall On Latest Inflation Spike
Muhammad Irfan Published February 10, 2022 | 08:30 PM
Wall Street stocks fell early Thursday as another reading of unexpectedly strong inflation exacerbated worries over tightening monetary policy
New York, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Feb, 2022 ) :Wall Street stocks fell early Thursday as another reading of unexpectedly strong inflation exacerbated worries over tightening monetary policy.
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note, a proxy for interest rates, hit two percent for the first time since July 2019.
The report from the Labor Department said its consumer price index climbed 7.5 percent over the 12 months to January, its largest increase since February 1982, while it rose by 0.6 percent compared to December, more than analysts expected.
About 15 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.4 percent at 35,614.42.
The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.
8 percent to 4,551.05, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 1.3 percent to 14,305.95.
Stocks had risen solidly the last two sessions.
The data adds to expectations that the Fed will lift interest rates next month as part of a tightening cycle that could accelerate if pricing pressures do not abate.
"The inflation picture is getting worse, making it clear yet again that the Fed is behind the curve in fighting inflation," said Briefing.com analyst Patrick O'Hare.
"Don't be surprised, of course, if you soon hear the line that this bad inflation report just means we are at, or near, peak inflation; therefore, it can be construed as good news for the market... blah, blah, blah."
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