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 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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