The main US stock indexes resumed their fall on Thursday after the growth on Wednesday. The impetus was the publication of negative statistical data in the U.S.. As the result of the day Dow Jones lost 0.34%, S&P 500 - 0.43%, NASDAQ - 0.95%. With the current threats to the world economy, investors are switching from risky assets to gold, which climbed above $2,000 again yesterday. The precious metal has gained 6% over the past two weeks. Inflation in the United States in February reached the highest since January 1982 at 7.9%. That was 0.4% higher than a month earlier and in line with analysts' forecasts. The number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the country rose above expectations - up to 227 thousand. The positive dynamics of Wednesday in the American trading platforms in ING associated with the fact that players have managed to find a reason for optimism, but the reason for it as a whole is very shaky given the current economic and political developments. The experts' point of view is given by Associated Press.