US stocks are trading lower with the opening session today, Monday, January 10, the opening session of the second week of 2022, as all three major indicators of US stocks lose, led by the Nasdaq, which loses more than 1.5% at the opening, with markets and investors focusing on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will resort to raising Interest rates increased by four times this year, in a more stringent view than before.
The statements of the economists at Goldman Sachs came pressure on the US stock markets, as analysts in the bank expect that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by four times this year, contrary to what was stated in its latest estimates by three times, with their indication that the Fed will begin the process of easing the balance sheet As soon as possible, it is likely to be July.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down by about (212) points at the opening at 36.018 levels, a loss of about 0.59%, while the S&P 500 index loses about 0.41%, trading at 4.677 levels, while the Nasdaq index leads the losses by about 1.78% in trading. At 14.670 levels, a loss of 265 points.