Stock Futures Higher Amid More Inflation, Jobs Data

Wholesale prices rose more than expected in January

Fernanda Horner

Digital Content Manager

Feb 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are slightly higher this morning. Traders are unpacking last week's bigger-than-expected decline in the number of unemployment claims, which dipped to 213,000 as opposed to the anticipated 215,000. Wholesale prices for January are also in focus, with the producer price index (PPI) rising 0.4% compared to estimates of a 0.3% pop, pointing to sticky inflation that could dissuade the Federal Reserve from pursuing interest rate cuts.

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European, Asian Markets Mixed

Asian markets closed on both sides of the aisle on Thursday. The South Korean Kospi led the gainers with a 1.4% pop, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 1.3%. Elsewhere, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite fell 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively. There were several notable stocks making moves: per TBS, Japan-based automakers Honda and Nissan are set to toss out their merger talks, while Alibaba (BABA) jumped to two-year highs after its new artificial intelligence (AI) partnership with Apple (AAPL) was made official.

European markets are mixed amid growing trade tensions with the U.S. and increased optimism about an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Investors are also unpacking a slew of corporate earnings reports, while U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) data showed 0.1% growth in the fourth quarter rather than the 0.1% decline anticipated by analysts. London’s FTSE 100 is off 0.5% at last glance as energy stocks weighed, while the French CAC 40 rises 1.4%, and the German DAX jumps 1.6%.

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