
March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are trending down -1.08% this morning as investors digest key U.S. inflation data and also await further testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
January's inflation figures exceeded expectations, with the consumer price index (CPI) rising 0.5% for the month and the annual rate ticking up to 3%, signaling that the Federal Reserve is likely to maintain current interest rates.