The December U.S. ISM Services Price Index increased to 64.4 from 58.2 in November, indicating rising inflationary pressures in the services sector. Additionally, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey...
Wall Street slumped last week, with the S&P 500 losing 2%, the Dow Jones shedding 2.3%, the Nasdaq losing 1.8% and the Russell 2000 retreating 4.5%. Less dovish Fed cues for 2025 led to this decline in...
Wall Street saw a bloodbath after the Fed’s rate-cut shift view. The S&P 500 dropped 2.9%, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.6%. Both saw the biggest one-day percentage decline since Aug....
The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN ($VXX), which offers exposure to futures contracts of specified maturities on the VIX index, slid over 10% on Wednesday.
Wall Street delivered a muted performance last week with the S&P 500 gaining 0.2%, the Dow Jones adding 0.1% and the Nasdaq advancing 0.1%. Escalating tensions in the Middle East, lukewarm U.S. manufacturing...
Wall Street was downbeat last week. The S&P 500 posted its worst week in 18 months after weak U.S. jobs data triggered Fed rate cut debates and the tech sector slumped. The S&P 500 lost 4.3% last week.Tech...
Wall Street faltered in the first trading week of a historically weak September. The S&P 500 tumbled 4.3%, registering its worst week since March 2023. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 5.8% for its...
Yesterday, the VIX index closed below 12 for the first time since December last year.
Market volatility could be on the rise as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index. VIX is a real-time index that represents the market expectation for near-term volatility in the S&P500 index. Investors...
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