(Finance) – Futures on US indices move lower, suggesting a red start for the Wall Street stock exchange, in less than half an hour, after the data on American inflation, with the prospect of a stronger monetary tightening closer and more aggressive, as the surge in prices continues to besiege the economy.
In May, US consumer prices increased by 1% compared to the previous month, against expectations of + 0.7%, after + 0.3% in April. The “core” figure, ie the one without the component of the prices of food and energy goods, grew by 0.6%, against expectations for + 0.5%. On an annual basis, the highest figure since December 1981.
Meanwhile, the contract on the Nasdaq loses 1.76% to 12,054 points, while the one on the DOW30 loses 1.44% to 31,811 and the one on the S & P500 falls by 1.63% to 3,952 points.