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S&P 500, Nasdaq fall, yields rise after hawkish Fedspeak
U.S. stocks finished mostly lower Wednesday to start March as key manufacturing data offered mixed results and two Federal Reserve officials suggested a more aggressive rate-hiking campaign in the coming months. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) declined by 0.5{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was flat. Contracts on the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell by 0.6{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note moved upward and briefly touched 4{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} Wednesday. Crude oil traded higher, with U.S. benchmark WTI up at $77.73 a barrel. On the economic data side, U.S. manufacturing firms signaled a grim outlook for the sector, according to the latest PMI data from S&P Global.…
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Stocks fall after retail data, PPI, Fedspeak
U.S. shares slid Wednesday following the government’s month-to-month retail profits report showed a slowdown in shopper paying exercise, whilst a studying on wholesale inflation showed cooling costs. Wall Road also ongoing to parse by way of corporate economic updates for signals of the “earnings recession” many analysts have warned about. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) tumbled 1.6{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502} following reversing gains from before in the day, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed 600 points, or 1.2{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) declined 1.2{515baef3fee8ea94d67a98a2b336e0215adf67d225b0e21a4f5c9b13e8fbd502}. The Dow experienced its worst day of 2023, though the Nasdaq’s losses snapped a 7-working day profitable streak. Wall Street navigated a bevy of info, company earnings…
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