US markets end deeply in red as bond yields rise

22 Apr 2022 Evaluate

The US markets ended deeply lower on Thursday as Treasury yields showed a notable move back to the upside after giving back ground on Wednesday. The yield on the benchmark ten-year note more than offset yesterday's drop, reaching its highest closing level since December 2018. Concerns about the outlook for interest rates contributed to the rebound by Treasury yields, with traders keeping an eye on comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Powell said he believes it would be appropriate to raise rates a little more quickly and predicted a 50 basis point rate hike would be on the table at the Fed’s May meeting. Powell said ‘Our goal is to use our tools to get demand and supply back in synch, so that inflation moves down and does so without a slowdown that amounts to a recession.’

On the economic data front, the Labor Department released a report showing a slight decrease in first-time claims for US unemployment benefits in the week ended April 16th. The report showed initial jobless claims edged down to 184,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level of 186,000. Street had expected jobless claims to dip to 180,000 from the 185,000 originally reported for the previous week. Meanwhile, a separate from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia showed growth in Philadelphia-area manufacturing activity slowed more than expected in the month of April. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index for current activity slumped to 17.6 in April from 27.4 in March. While a positive reading still indicates growth, Street had expected the index to show a more modest drop to 21.0.

Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 368.03 points or 1.05 percent to 34,792.76, Nasdaq fell 278.41 points or 2.07 percent to 13,174.65 and S&P 500 was down by 65.79 points or 1.48 percent to 4,393.66.

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