At 10:50 am (Brasilia time) this Tuesday (9), the main stock indices of Wall Street They operated in opposite directions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It fell 0.34%, to 50,697.61 points. In the opposite movement, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq They showed stability with an upward bias (+0.056% and +0.071%), at 7,388.48 points and 25,692.66 points, respectively.
In the market of TreasuriesThe yield on the two-year bond fell from 4.135% to 4.127% per year. On the other hand, the yield on the ten-year bond rose to 4.527% per year.
In international news, the market is following the renewed tensions in the Middle East. In addition to the ongoing attacks… Israel against Lebanon, the president of the USA, Donald Trump, accused the Iran to shoot down an American helicopter in Strait of Hormuz and stated that he will respond to the offensive.
Earlier, Trump posted on his social media that Iran took too long to negotiate a peace deal and that now it "will have to pay the price," without giving further details.
In the macroeconomic field, the Department of Labor (DOL) The United States reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) The country recorded inflation of 0.5% in May, down from 0.6% in April and in line with market expectations.
On an annual basis, the indicator accelerated from 3.8% in April to 4.2% in May, a result in line with investor estimates.
The core CPI — which excludes all volatile items such as food and energy — rose 0.2% monthly, 0.1 percentage point below investors' estimates, and 2.9% annually in May, in line with projections.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.