US markets today: Wall Street opens higher; investors brace for jobs, inflation data

Wall Street opened cautiously positive as investors await key US economic data, including jobs and inflation reports, which could influence interest-rate expectations. Asian markets largely declined, with Japan's Nikkei falling amid rate hike anticipation, while European stocks ticked higher. Oil prices remained steady, and the dollar softened.

US markets today: Wall Street opens higher; investors brace for jobs, inflation data
Wall Street opened cautiously positive as investors await key US economic data, including jobs and inflation reports, which could influence interest-rate expectations. Asian markets largely declined, with Japan's Nikkei falling amid rate hike anticipation, while European stocks ticked higher. Oil prices remained steady, and the dollar softened.