(Finance) – Wall Street is moving fractionally lower, after the pause on the eve, in memory of former president Jimmy Carter. The data on the labor market highlighted a employment reportin December, higher than expectations: in the period, 256,000 jobs were created compared to the previous month, while analysts expected an increase of 155,000 jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% from the previous 4.2%.
The Job Report confirms the resilience of the American labor market and strengthens the hypothesis of an easing of cuts in the cost of money by the Federal Reserve.
Among US indices, the Dow Jones which is leaving 0.61% on the floor; on the same line, theS&P-500which retreats to 5,874 points, retracing by 0.74%. Down the Nasdaq 100 (-0.91%); on the same line, in red theS&P 100 (-0.81%).