The major indexes slipped again on another hot inflation report — and more in Thursday’s stock market recap.
January’s Producer Price Index report came in at 0.7% versus estimates of 0.4%, indicating that inflation has not yet peaked.
Core PPI, which excludes food and energy, was also above estimates, coming in at 0.5% compared to the 0.3% expected.
Meanwhile, jobless claims were better than expected at 194,000 compared to 200,000 estimated, revealing that there’s still strength in the jobs market.
This week’s inflation and jobs data has investors worried there’s no end in sight to the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes.
In this morning’s stock market recap video, I’ll discuss what to expect in the wake of the PPI report… whether stocks will stay choppy or break out… whether the breakout in tech yesterday is sustainable… why better-than-expected data can bite us in the butt… plus my top ETF and option pick!
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