Stock market today: World shares track slump on Wall St triggered by strong US spending data

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Shares have skidded in Europe and Asia following a slump on Wall Street after a report showed American shoppers spent more at retailers last month than expected. Oil prices and U.S. futures fell. Benchmarks in China slipped even after Beijing reported the Chinese economy grew at a surprisingly fast 5.3% annual pace in the first quarter of the year.

A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Tokyo. A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Tokyo. A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Tokyo.

“The sky is not blue in China,” Ipek Ozkardeskaya of Swissquote said in a commentary, since such signals hint “that the underlying problems are not going away.”Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street slump triggered by strong US spending dataTokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.9% to 38,471.20 as the dollar continued to gain against the Japanese yen, hitting fresh 34-year highs. By late afternoon the dollar was trading at 154.51 yen, up from 154.27 yen.

High interest rates and bond yields hurt prices for all kinds of investments, particularly those that look expensive or those that compete for the same kinds of investors as bonds do.

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