US markets end deeply in red as recession fears grow

17 Jun 2022 Evaluate

The US markets settled deeply in red on Thursday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling below the key 30,000 level for the first time since January 2021, on concerns aggressive monetary policy action by central banks around the world may trigger a global recession. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell further into bear market territory, ending the session down roughly 24% and 34% from their all-time highs, respectively, as inflation and fears of slowing economic growth weigh on investors.  Following the Federal Reserve's widely expected 75 basis point interest rate hike on Wednesday, the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly raised interest rates for the first time since 2007. The Bank of England also announced another 25 basis point rate hike. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to raise the bank rate to 1.25 percent, the highest rate since early 2009. Taiwan’s central bank also increased its benchmark rate by 0.125 percentage points, raising rates for the second time in a row

On the economic data front, the Labor Department released a report showing a modest decrease in first-time claims for US unemployment benefits in the week ended June 11th. The report showed initial jobless claims edged down to 229,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level of 232,000. Street had expected jobless claims to dip to 220,000 from the 229,000 originally reported for the previous week. Meanwhile, a separate released by the Commerce Department showed new residential construction in the US plunged by much more than expected in the month of May. The Commerce Department said housing starts tumbled by 14.4 percent to an annual rate of 1.549 million in May after jumping by 5.5 percent to a revised rate of 1.810 million in April. Street had expected housing starts to decrease by 1.3 percent to an annual rate of 1.701 million from the 1.724 million originally reported for the previous month.

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 741.46 points or 2.42 percent to 29,927.07, Nasdaq dropped 453.06 points or 4.08 percent to 10,646.1 and S&P 500 was down by 123.22 points or 3.25 percent to 3,666.77.

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