Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq: Wall Street vor langem Wochenende im Minus – Zinssorgen belasten
Die US-Beschäftigung im August ist stärker gestiegen als von Ökonomen erwartet. Am Markt wächst nun die Sorge, die Federal Reserve könnte gezwungen sein, die Zinsen doch noch zu erhöhen.
Surprising strength in the US labor market report sent Wall Street into the weekend on the negative, with concerns over another interest rate hike weighing on stocks. All major indices closed in the red on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.5% to 53,414 points. The broader S&P 500 slipped 0.4% to 7,719 points.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.3% to 26,507. The Nasdaq 100, reflecting the 100 largest non-financial companies, moved little lower to 29,544 points. US job market showed a robust hiring surge in August, adding 162,000 non-agricultural jobs, exceeding initial estimates of 56,000. Experts quoted by Reuters had expected 56,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% in August. "More meat than fish: the labor market data are likely to push the Federal Reserve to raise the benchmark interest rate," said Bastian Hepperle of private bank Bethmann Hal. "The key will be the upcoming producer and consumer price data. If the Fed becomes more convinced that inflation dynamics are reviving, it may not sit back and watch."
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