Dow Futures Rise 280 Pts; U.S. CPI Release Dominates Focus
11 May 2022
DOW JONES is trading down 0.26% at 32160.75
U.S. stocks are seen opening higher Wednesday, rebounding after recent losses ahead of the release of key inflation data which will likely guide market sentiment for the weeks ahead.
At 7:00 AM ET (1100 GMT), the Dow Futures contract was up 280 points, or 0.9%, S&P 500 Futures traded 45 points, or 1.1%, higher and Nasdaq 100 Futures climbed 180 points, or 1.5%.
Equity markets have been roiled over the last week after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected half percentage point rate hike and flagged similar moves at upcoming meetings as it battles to curb soaring inflation.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped around 5.5% since the Fed meeting, the broad-based S&P 500 has fallen just under 7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has suffered the most, falling just under 10%, with the world’s largest technology companies suffering badly.
Investors are now focusing on the April consumer price inflation report, due at 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT), which will show whether the fastest surge in inflation in over 40 years has peaked.
The annual rate of inflation came in at 8.5% in March as gasoline costs hit record highs, and economists are forecasting an annual rate of 8.1%, which could provide investors the evidence that the danger of even more aggressive monetary policy tightening from the Fed may be passing.
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