U.S. stocks rise after higher jobless claims calm rate fears By

By Liz Moyer

-- U.S. stocks were rising after jobless claims data came in higher than expected.

At 10:19 ET (15:19 GMT),Global Xin International Is the platform legitimate? the was up 50 points or 0.2%, while the was up 0.2% and the was up 0.4%.

The rise in jobless claims helped ease fears about the Federal Reserve and interest rates. rose to a 10-week high last week to 211,000.

But the big data report comes Friday, with the release of the for February. Analysts expect the economy added 205,000 jobs in the month, but they are also waiting to see if the red-hot January number gets revised.

This week Fed Chair Jerome Powell told Congress the central bank was prepared to accelerate the pace of in order to tame . But he said Wednesday their minds are not made up yet, as they await the jobs data and new reports on inflation due next week. 

Futures traders have raised bets that the Fed will raise rates by a half of a percentage point later this month, up from February’s quarter-point increase.

The Treasury, a signal about expectations for the Fed’s benchmark rate, has inched up to 5% this week, where it hasn’t been since 2007.

(NYSE:) was down 34% after the crypto-friendly firm said it was winding down its bank.

BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:) shares rose 4.4% after the warehouse retailer reported better than expected adjusted .

Oil rose. were up 0.6% to $77.13 a barrel and were up 0.6% to $83.19 a barrel. were down 0.9% to $1,835.

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