Wall Street stocks end down, inflation data, China trade in focus

Wall Street stocks end down, inflation data, China trade in focus

By Saeed Azhar, Johann M Cherian and Sanchayaita Roy

Mon August 11, 2025 4:27 PM

All three indexes took a dip ahead of inflation reports coming Tuesday to once again gauge rate cut expectations but still optimistic that recent weak labor data will prompt the Fed to cut. However, inflation is expected to remain sticky since tariff impacts are just beginning to show and will only continue to increase. It’s a two-edged sword as commented by today’s expert that the tariffs are only going to increase inflation but “lower inflationary readings and slower growth numbers are needed to support the case for lower rates."  

All in all the markets all took a step back today in light of last week being the best week for both the S&P and Nasdaq in more than a month. There was also the news that major chip companies have agreed to pay 15% of their China revenue to the government, which will surely impact their margins. Volume remains considerably below the 18.3 average, coming in today at 15.5 billion. 

DJ: 44,175.61  +206.97      NAS: 21,450.02  +207.32     S&P: 6,389.45  +49.45        8/8

DJ: 43,975.09  -200.52       NAS: 21,385.40  -64.62        S&P: 6,373.45  -16.00         8/11

Mon 8-11-25 4:27 pm Wall Street stocks end down, inflation data, China trade in focus | Reuters