Stocks Decline as Traders Weigh Inflation Risks: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- Stock trading was choppy as investors awaited the start of the earnings season, while weighing the risk of inflation against prospects for an economic rebound. Traders have been concerned that price pressures will sap corporate profits and growth just as policy makers get ready to withdraw stimulus. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said inflation caused by supply-chain disruptions or the reopening of the services sector is likely to last and seems to be broadening to more parts of the economy. The conditions required to begin tapering the bond-buying prog...