Wall St slips as inflation data ignites rate hike worries

Wall St slips as inflation data ignites rate hike worries

Wall Street‘s main indexes slipped on Friday as a higher-than-expected rise in monthly producer prices fanned fears that the Federal Reserve could stick to aggressive interest rate hikes for longer. Producer prices climbed 7.4% last month on an annual basis, the Labor Department’s report showed, compared with economists’ expectations of a 7.2% increase. The rise … Read more

Stocks fall and dollar gains after strong US payrolls

Stocks fall and dollar gains after strong US payrolls

Equities took a dip on Friday while the dollar gained ground and Treasury yields climbed as investors bet on a more hawkish-than-expected Federal Reserve response to a strong US jobs report with employers hiring more workers than expected in November and raising wages despite recession worries. The US Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls increased … Read more