Tag: HotterThanExpected

Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs report

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Monday after a jobs report released Friday came in hotter than expected, while the euro fell after French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly following a setback in Sunday’s parliamentary election. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Trading in Asia was muted with markets in […]

Asian markets mixed following hotter-than-expected US jobs report

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Monday after a jobs report released Friday came in hotter than expected, while the euro fell after French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly following a setback in Sunday’s parliamentary election. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Trading in Asia was muted with markets in […]

Why Stocks Are Rising After Hotter-Than-Expected CPI Report

Stocks were on track to open higher even though headline inflation ticked higher in February. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 0.3%. S&P 500 futures were up 0.6%. Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.8%. The February consumer price index rose at a 3.2% annual rate, compared to economists’ expectations at 3.1%. Headline inflation was […]

Traders Are on Alert for a Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Print

(Bloomberg) — A month after the stock market was rocked by a worse-than-expected inflation report, investors are fearing a reprise when the latest data arrives on Tuesday. Most Read from Bloomberg Despite last week’s sideways price action, the S&P 500 Index is on a tear, climbing in 16 of the past 19 weeks on the […]