Wall St: Dow, S&P 500 slip as Powell sticks to hawkish stance
Live MintU.S. stock indexes slipped on Thursday after a broad-based recovery in the previous session as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish comments cemented bets of another large interest rate hike later this month. Hawkish remarks from Fed officials and recent data signaling strength in the U.S. economy have pushed money markets to bet that the Fed will hike interest rates by 75 basis points at this month's meeting. Data showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to a three-month low, underscoring the robustness of the labor market even as the Fed raises interest rates. The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points on Thursday and signaled further hikes.