It’s been a rough 24 hours for global stocks, which have finally declined on the news of rising coronavirus cases around the world, with Europe experiencing their worst session of the year
What’s happening around the world?
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 2%….major indexes in France and Germany also fell.
London fell 2.6% to below the 7,000 level, led by broadcaster ITV and British Airways-owner
In England, most remaining Covid restrictions have now been lifted.
However, new cases are continuing to rise in some countries fuelled by the Delta variant…
Two of Australia’s largest cities Sydney and Melbourne are still in lcokdown, while South Australia has also imposed tough new restrictions overnight.
So investors have finally started to pay attention and react to the Delta variant spread
James Whelan from VFS Group says its the correction that needed to happen, and it’s just a minor blip.
Christopher Uhl from 10 minute Trading says “we were due for a pull back”
“We finally got the pull back that we were calling for for the last couple of weeks. The market is well overdue with the S&P500 at one point up over 16% on the year,” Uhl told ticker.
The S&P closed near session lows with a 2 per cent selloff.
“There’s a good chance we will see a bounce this week as we saw the exact same thing happen almost a month to the day where the S&P dropped 1.7% on June 18 then rocketed up 5.5% over the next three weeks. As far as technicals go, this is a dangerous position for the market, if we don’t get a reversal tomorrow, there’s a chance that there’s a lot further this could drop.”
Big Markets spill
Big market spill, oil spilt a lot more after OPEC increases production.
This has more of a feel of beginning of Covid’s effect on markets in March 2020. A lot is being attributed to delta variant, but this is not new news over the weekend.
Oil biggest fall since March, Europe worst equity move of 2021.
Oil now has certainty for its reduced cuts, but we were near 2 year highs, and again markets just don’t know what the delta variant will do to global demand .
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The Biden administration believes it’s still “appropriate” for Israel to continue its ground and air attacks on Hezbollah.
The Middle East is a tinder box as Israel retaliates to Iran’s bombing earlier this week as well as fighting Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis in Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen. But what are the economic and geo-political implications? #featured #trending
Stocks retreated Tuesday, with rising tensions in the Middle East cooling investor momentum after a strong quarter.
Oil prices eased and stocks recovered some ground after initial reports, as hopes grew that damage from the attack and any Israeli response would remain limited.
This market drop underscores the delicate balance between geopolitical risk and economic optimism. #featured #trending
Fed Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the U.S. central bank was not “in a hurry” after new data boosted confidence in ongoing economic growth and consumer spending.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says “disinflation has been broad-based,” and recent data suggests progress towards the Fed’s 2% inflation target.
Powell says the Fed is not rushing to lower rates but will make decisions based on how the economy evolves.
When asked about rate cuts, Powell says it’s a process that will “play out over time,” signalling a steady but cautious approach. #featured #trending