予想を上回った消費者物価指数は、株を売る材料の一つに利用された。値上がりの続くオイルが、いよいよ本格的に消費者たちを襲い始めたようだ。
"We are starting to see the bite from some of the risks that have been lurking in the background, like oil," said Hans Olsen, managing director and chief investment officer at Bingham Legg Advisers. "I think it's going to continue to be tougher for this market to do anything positive."
太字にしたが、オルセン氏の見方によれば、株式市場はこれからさらに難しくなるらしい。