Previously, the target range of the interest rate varied from 1% to 1.25%. Now the benchmark for both short-term lending for financial institutions and a peg to consumer rates will be targeted at 0% to 0.25%. Dow Futures lost 1,000 points.Yesterday evening, U.S. stock futures plummeted by 5%. Dow futures plunged 1,041 points or about 4.5%. S&P 500 futures closed down about 4.8%, while Nasdaq futures were down 4.5%. The drop followed the initiative of the U.S. Federal Reserve.On Sunday,...
Read More »Dow Futures Slide 700 Points after Tuesday’s Rebound
Tuesday’s rally did not last long. Early on Wednesday, U.S. stock futures, including Dow, fell sharply. Tech stocks have also suffered.After the coronavirus outbreak, the market has become as volatile as never before. Yesterday, it rebounded after the crash on Monday, but it was not out of the woods yet. Today, U.S. stock futures dropped sharply, suggesting more volatility when trading began Wednesday, following two roller-coaster days on Wall Street. Dow Futures slide 700 points, rolling...
Read More »Dow Jones Futures Dropped Due to Coronavirus, Other Markets Follow Similar Trends
The Dow Jones Futures dropped Monday morning. This comes are investors are bracing for more bad news about COVID-19.Sources say that the Dow Jones Futures dropped to 1,236 points. United stats Treasuries are down too. Yields have fallen below 0.5%. many within the treasuries markets say that the US FED may drop rates even further.The markets seem to be going in this direction as well. Saudi Arabia has reportedly led the oil price wars. The Saudis reduced oil prices for April deliveries. This...
Read More »Dow Futures Add 400 Points as Joe Biden Wins on Super Tuesday
At 7.30 p.m. EST, the U.S. stock market indexes were up, and futures started soaring. By the moment of writing, Dow futures have already gained around 400 points. Wednesday began with U.S. stock futures climbing in the early morning following Super Tuesday election results. Dow futures soared by 371 points at the open, S&P 500 futures climbed 1.4%, and Nasdaq futures were up 1.5%.Notably, yesterday, the stock futures market was in a downturn. It closed with the Dow Jones futures lower by...
Read More »Dow Futures Drop Around 400 Points Following Report of First Coronavirus Case in U.S.
Dow Futures dropped 400 after a report of the first coronavirus case in Northern California, of unknown origin. The drop has come even after Donald Trump gave assurances to the investors that the virus is under control and there is no call for alarm.The Dow Futures dropped 400 points in the early hours of trading on Thursday, and it’s indicating a further drop after the first coronavirus case of unknown origin was reported in the U.S. Northern California. The CDC confirmed it does not have a...
Read More »Dow Futures Drop More Than 200 Points in Pre-market, No Comeback from 2-day Slide?
Dow Futures started brightly on Wednesday morning but reversed course through the early hours. Investors are waiting for updates on the coronavirus infections around the world, especially in China, South Korea and Italy.Last few days we were witnessing futures going pretty much down. Stocks on United States markets had really bad few days. As per our analysis most of them had lived through the worst moments in their last four years (some even five).Most of it we can “thank” to the coronavirus...
Read More »Dow Jones Futures Rise Almost 300 Points on Tuesday after Monday’s 2-Year Record Crash
The Dow Jones futures plummeted quite terribly yesterday. However, today, it has gained almost 300 points on its way to recovery.The coronavirus is still a major problem not just health-wise, but for financial markets as well. All of the uncertainty, fear and doubt stemming from the outbreak which started last year, has caused very visible effects on the world’s stock markets. Yesterday, stocks crashed badly, signifying the market’s worst plunge in 2 years. Now, a rise can be observed as the...
Read More »Mortgage Rates Drop 8-Year Low amid Coronavirus Fears, Investors Flee to Safe-Haven Assets
The impact of the coronavirus spread outside China is giving jitters to the entire financial markets as the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a low of 3.34% on Monday.The situation in the global markets continues to exacerbate with the rising fears of the coronavirus spread. On Monday morning, Dow Jones futures and global markets plunged heavily after a sudden jump in the number of coronavirus infected cases in South Korean and Italy.The financial markets continue to take a...
Read More »Dow Jones Futures Lose 800 Points, Warning of 25% Crash Remains in the Cards
Dow Jones futures plunges 800 points as the market opened in the European session. Analysts are speaking about a future market recession with possibilities of a 25% crash in Dow futures, as the coronavirus fears are spreading.Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged 800 points in the wake of Monday morning during the early trading hours in the European session. The sudden free-fall of the U.S. stocks is attributed to the increase in coronavirus outbreak alias COVID-19 cases outside...
Read More »Dow Futures Slide 400 Points as Coronavirus Cases Surge Outside China
Global markets across Europe and Asia have plunged severely on Monday as South Korea and Italy report several new affected cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. Analysts request investors to maintain caution at this stage.At press time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures lost over 400 points to 28,540 levels. At the Monday opening, the stock futures are having a massive bloodbath on Wall Street as the coronavirus cases outside China surge significantly.As the possibility of the global...
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