Business Maverick: U.S. Stocks Slip as Economic Growth Worries Mount: Markets Wrap

  • 📰 dailymaverick
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 34 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 84%

France Nouvelles Nouvelles

France Dernières Nouvelles,France Actualités

U.S. equities slumped after the vice-chair of the Federal Reserve suggested rates could rise by 2023 and mixed economic data for July showed U.S. companies adding far fewer jobs than expected.

growth, indicating persistent hiring obstacles despite improvements in the economy.

“After losing 19.6 million jobs in March and April last year, we’ve since added back 13.1 million,” Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer for Bleakley Advisory Group, wrote in a note ahead of Friday’s U.S. jobs report. “I really don’t like to use the word ‘stagflation’ but we have a form of it now, unfortunately, which will make the job of the Federal Reserve even that much more difficult.”

With stocks in Europe and the U.S. at or around record highs, equities have weathered concerns about the spread of delta virus variant as expectations for continued stimulus and solid earnings have propelled shares higher. However, risks still remain.

 

Merci pour votre commentaire. Votre commentaire sera publié après examen.
Nous avons résumé cette actualité afin que vous puissiez la lire rapidement. Si l'actualité vous intéresse, vous pouvez lire le texte intégral ici. Lire la suite:

 /  🏆 3. in FR

France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités

Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.

MARKET WRAP: JSE firms as tech stocks recover some lossesMarkets now await US nonfarm payroll data on Friday, with consensus for the country to have added 880,000 jobs in July
La source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Lire la suite »

MARKET WRAP: China tech blows take shine off otherwise bright JSEBanks fared best on the day, with Capitec leading gains in the sector
La source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Lire la suite »