Wall Street's main indexes came under strong bearish pressure on Thursday after the data from the US showed that inflation continued to rise at the beginning of the year.

The S&P 500 Index was last seen losing 1.15% at 4,535, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was losing 0.75% at 35,500 and the Nasdaq Composite was falling 1.4% at 14,285.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), jumped to 7.5% on a yearly basis in January from 7% in December. This reading surpassed the market expectation of 7.3%. Additionally, the Core CPI, which strips food and energy prices, climbed to 6% from 5.5%, compared to analysts' estimate of 5.9%.

Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield is up nearly 3% on the day at 2% and the CME Group FedWatch Tool shows that markets are pricing a 50.2% probability of a 50 basis points Fed rate hike in March.