(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened on Friday on low variations, while investors digest a half -tone on American employment which should however consolidate the Fed in its intention not to reduce rates before ‘summer.

In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index takes 14.9 points, or 0.03%, at 44,762.57 points. The wider S&P 500 yields 0.01%, to 6,083.13, while the Nasdaq Composite abandons 0.09%, to 19,774,867.

In January, the American economy created fewer jobs than expected – 143,000 against 170,000 expected – even if the slight drop in the unemployment rate at 4% should reinforce the bets that the Fed will not reduce its rates before June.

“It is enough for the Fed remains on the sidelines, but also to sow doubt in the minds of investors about the vigor of the economy,” observes Ross Mayfield, investment strategist at Baird.

The president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, Lorie Loganhad, said Thursday evening being ready to maintain interest rates for “some time” even if inflation is close to the 2%objective, as long as the market Work is not weakening.

Investors should also be cautious after a gloomy start of the week with the announcements of the American president Donald Trump on customs duties, including the flip-flops on Mexico and Canada.

At the values, Amazon fell by 2.3% after reporting on growth in Thursday of expectations for Amazon Web Services (AWS), its dematerialized computer division (“cloud”).

Pinterest, who said Thursday to anticipate a turnover for the first quarter higher than the estimates, takes 18%.

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(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Blandine Hénault)

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