Stocks fall, yields up; economic slowdown worries mount

  • 📰 inquirerdotnet
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 39 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 86%

Portugal Notícia Notícia

Portugal Últimas Notícias,Portugal Manchetes

World stocks fell and U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yields bounced up off of four-month lows, as worries mounted that an aggressive stance by central banks could push the global economy into a slowdown. | Reuters

A U.S. report showed the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to another month of solid job growth and continued labor market tightness.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 252.4 points, or 0.76 percent, to 33,044.56, the S&P 500 lost 30.01 points, or 0.76 percent, to 3,898.85 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 104.74 points, or 0.96 percent, to 10,852.27. Also, Netflix shares rose more than 6 percent in after-hours trading. Co-founder Reed Hastings announced he will step down as chief executive, while the company also released quarterly results.Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields edged off four-month lows as they neared a key technical level and the recent bond rally appeared overdone in the near term.

In other data, overall U.S. housing starts declined 1.4 percent to a rate of 1.382 million units last month. Building permits dropped 1.6 percent to a rate of 1.330 million units.

Resumimos esta notícia para que você possa lê-la rapidamente. Se você se interessou pela notícia, pode ler o texto completo aqui. Consulte Mais informação:

 /  🏆 3. in PT
 

Obrigado pelo seu comentário. Seu comentário será publicado após ser revisado.

Portugal Últimas Notícias, Portugal Manchetes

Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.

Philippine stocks climb on upbeat economic view - BusinessWorld OnlinePHILIPPINE STOCKS posted gains on Wednesday on positive market sentiment after the Finance chief said economic growth is expected to remain robust this year. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 80.82 points or 1.15% to close at 7,094.86 on Wednesday, while the broader all shares index added 34.59 points or 0.94% […]
Fonte: bworldph - 🏆 9. / 68 Consulte Mais informação »

Oil down 1% on another surprise build in U.S. crude stocksMELBOURNE - Oil prices fell on Thursday after industry data showed a large unexpected increase in U.S. crude stocks for a second week, heightening concerns of a drop in fuel demand. U.S. West
Fonte: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Consulte Mais informação »

Stocks and oil slide on rekindled recession worriesStocks and oil prices dipped on Thursday after weak U.S. consumer data rekindled global recession worries, while Japan’s yen reared up again as traders took fresh punts that the Bank of Japan will soon be tightening policy.
Fonte: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Consulte Mais informação »