Sunday, March 15, 2020

Fed action drives stocks down further

Stock futures plummeted Sunday evening after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to 0 percent and announced it would purchase at least $700 billion in bonds to stabilize financial markets.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures projected a loss of 1,100 points when trading opens Monday morning, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite futures fell more than 4 percent, respectively.

The steep stock losses following the Fed's emergency intervention underscores the panic reverberating throughout financial markets and the broader economy over the toll of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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The widespread shutdown of much of the consumer economy and the panic driven by the pandemic are expected to plunge the world into a recession. While the Fed's Sunday action could help stabilize the financial markets and ensure the flow of credit among banks, households and businesses, economists insist that a successful medical response to the pandemic and powerful fisccal stimulus is essential to protecting millions of vulnerable workers and businesses.

  The Hill
Gee, you think Trump will post a self-congratulatory, signed stock market tweet like he did a couple days ago?



...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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