PARIS (Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened in late Thursday after a new salvo of comments from Donald Trump on Wednesday, and while the report of the last meeting of the Federal Reserve showed that the Central Bank would maintain its rate at a restrictive level.
In the first exchanges, the Dow Jones index declines 150.83 points, or 0.34% to 44,476.76 points and the Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, fell from 0.19% to 6,132.3 points.
The Nasdaq Composite decreases from 21,121 points, or 0.11% to 20,035.132 points.
Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday the establishment of new customs duties “by next month”, which would target imports of wood, cars, semiconductors and pharmaceutical products.
The report of the last monetary policy meeting of the Fed also showed that the Central Bank preferred to be cautious in the face of the persistence of inflation, and could slow down the rate of reduction in its assessment to avoid softening financial conditions.
At the values, Walmart fell 4.3% after reporting Thursday of figures deemed disappointing by investors, adding to the downward pressures on the indices.
(Written by Corentin Chappron, edited by Kate Entringer)
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