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MARKETSThe Dow Jones ended off its lows on Monday, as investors snapped up beaten-down tech names to push the broader sector into positive territory, though falling hopes of further fiscal stimulus weighed on investor sentiment. The Dow Jones fell 1.84% while… Read more

MARKETS The Dow Jones fell on Friday as investors had to contend with another selloff in big tech, led by Google. Friday moves came as four major types of options contracts were set to expire in a quadruple witching, triggering a rise in volatility. European e… Read more

MARKETS US stocks fell in volatile trading on Thursday amid renewed pressure in shares of major tech companies. Conflicting messaging on the coronavirus vaccine front and uncertainty around further stimulus also weighed on sentiment. European equities fell aro… Read more

MARKETS The Dow Jones ended roughly flat on Tuesday, pressured by a fall in financials and a u-turn in Apple after the tech giant launched a new services bundle and hardware. The S&P 500 was up 0.52% while the Nasdaq added 1.21%. Apple rose 0.2% but had be… Read more

Markets The major U.S stock indexes fell for the second week in a row, as technology stocks experienced their worst pullback since March. The market was volatile in a holiday-shortened week, with the Nasdaq posting a 4% decline on Tuesday followed by a nearly… Read more

Fed Chair Jay Powell has warned the US economic recovery might last through the end of 2021. The Fed is normally too optimistic in its forecasts so the outlook feels bleak. Still, warm weather is encouraging countries to continue exiting lockdown. If the flu s… Read more

A warning from the top of the US central bank that there’s more pain to come isn’t going down well across markets. Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned yesterday that more stimulus will likely be needed in the US to fend off the economic damage done by virus and pol… Read more

A sense of caution has taken hold across markets. Shares, riskier currencies and oil are pointed lower. There’s a reassessment of the likely timeline for economic reopening. Our sense is markets juiced up by higher liquidity may have gotten ahead of themselves… Read more