25 August 2023
The three major U.S. stock indexes ended down more than 1% each on Thursday, led by a drop in the Nasdaq which posted the biggest decline of 1.87% after this week's sharp gains and as investors were nervous ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole - Wyoming annual symposium.
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24 August 2023
In yesterday's trading session, the first positive catalyst came from the steady 10-year US Treasury yield from a 16-year high after economic data showed business activity weakening in the US & Euro Zone region as illustrated by the US S&P Global Composite PMI which appeared stagnant in August at 50.4 (weaker than forecast & previous period at 52); the weakest growth since last February, as demand for new business in the rapidly growing service sector is now starting to contract.
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23 August 2023
DDJIA and others struggled to stay around the border of positive territory on Tuesday trading (22/08 / 23) triggered by investors' concerns that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer; plus the fall in banking stocks as a result of the credit rating downgrade by S&P on several US banks, causing the S&P 500 bank index to fall 2.4%.
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22 August 2023
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes hit highs last seen during the Great Financial Crisis in 2007 as investors looked warily toward a meeting of central bankers who convene on Thursday at Jackson Hole in Wyoming. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a speech on Friday, which will be closely monitored by market participants on whether the Fed will continue to keep interest rates high, which has led to high interest costs that weigh heavily on business and personal credit.
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21 August 2023
All three major US indexes ended flat on Friday (18/8/23) with gains in the defensive & energy sectors offset by declines in large-cap stocks, as investors awaited clues from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech.
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