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US STOCKS-Wall Street tumbles as Trump escalates trade dispute with China – Yahoo Finance

August 23, 2019 by Zettan

(For a live blog on the U.S. stock market, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.)

* Indexes: Dow 1.43%, S&P 1.55%, Nasdaq 1.79%

* Powell says will “act as appropriate” to support growth

* China unveils retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods (Changes comment, adds details; Updates prices)

By Akanksha Rana and Medha Singh

Aug 23 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three main indexes lost more than 1% on Friday after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. companies “to immediately start looking for an alternative to China” in response to Beijing’s threat to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.

Trump gave no detail on how he might proceed with any such order, although he said he would be offering a response later on Friday.

Earlier in the day, China vowed to impose additional tariffs on goods worth $75 billion that include agricultural products, crude oil, small aircraft and cars. Tariffs on some products would take effect on Sept. 1 and others on Dec. 15.

The indexes were on course to give up their weekly gains made on hopes of stimulus measures from major central banks and governments as well as a solid batch of retail earnings.

“It’s a fair reaction from the markets. I don’t think anyone thought we’d get to this level,” said Michael O’Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Greenwich, Connecticut.

U.S. stocks had earlier recovered from their lows after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed would “act as appropriate” to keep the current economic expansion on track, supporting bets on a further decline in key borrowing costs.

“Interest rate cuts, while they help the economy, they’re not going to be enough to offset a major global trade war. It seems that’s the direction we’re heading in,” O’Rourke said.

While traders are still widely anticipating a 25 basis point cut from the Federal Reserve in September, expectations of a more aggressive 50 basis point cut rose to 10%, according to CME Group’s FedWatch tool.

At 11:35 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 374.75 points, or 1.43%, at 25,877.49 and the S&P 500 was down 45.22 points, or 1.55%, at 2,877.73. The Nasdaq Composite was down 142.93 points, or 1.79%, at 7,848.46.

Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors posted losses of more than 1%, with a 2% decline in the energy sector leading the decliners.

The tariff-sensitive Philadelphia chip index slid 1.50%.

Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 3.00-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.98-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

The S&P index recorded 33 new 52-week highs and 17 new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 34 new highs and 90 new lows. (Reporting by Akanksha Rana, Medha Singh in Bengaluru and Richard Leong in New York Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

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US STOCKS-Wall St gives up gains following Trump trade tweet – Yahoo Finance

August 2, 2019 by Zettan

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* All 3 major indexes reverse gains as Trump announces new tariffs

* 10-year Treasury yields dip to more than 2-1/2-year low

* GM, Kellogg, Verizon, Yum Brands post better-than-expected earnings

* U.S. manufacturing grows at slowest pace in nearly 3 years

* Indexes down: Dow 0.85%, S&P 500 0.78%, Nasdaq 0.76% (Updates to late afternoon, changes byline, adds NEW YORK dateline)

By Stephen Culp

NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Wall Street abruptly reversed its gains on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that he would impose an additional 10% tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports, sending the long-running U.S. China trade war that has rattled markets for months back to center stage.

After spending most of the session on track for their best day since June, all three major U.S. stock indices took a sudden U-turn as investors quickly turned into sellers following the tweet.

Trump’s remarks also sent U.S. Treasury yields lower, with the 10-year yield dropping to its lowest level since November 2016.

The CBOE Volatility Index, a gauge of investor anxiety, shot to its highest reading since June 5.

“It shows the market’s sensitivity to trade,” said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. “This is a continuation of the fraying that seems to be going on with the trade talks.

“Nobody knows what Trump’s agenda is, what he would look at as a win,” Carlson added. “Obviously he’s seeing China’s reluctance to do anything toward a resolution and he’s throwing in a grenade.”

Earlier in the session, Wall Street got a boost from positive earnings from a wide range of companies, including General Motors Co, Kellogg Co, Verizon Communications Inc and Yum Brands Inc, among others.

In economic news, the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in almost three years in July, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing manager index (PMI).

“The manufacturing space in the U.S. is slowing,” said Robert Pavlik, chief investment strategist, senior portfolio manager at SlateStone Wealth LLC in New York. “It’s something to be mindful of.

“If you want to say the Fed had to cut rates, that’s a good reading to point to,” Pavlik added.

Investors now look to Friday’s release of the Labor Department’s closely watched jobs report, which is expected to show the U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate seen holding steady at 3.7%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 227.81 points, or 0.85%, to 26,636.46, the S&P 500 lost 23.38 points, or 0.78%, to 2,957 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 61.86 points, or 0.76%, to 8,113.56.

Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, eight were trading lower, with financials and trade-sensitive industrials seeing the biggest losses.

Second-quarter earnings season continues at full throttle, with 355 of S&P 500 companies having reported. Of those, 74.4% have bested Street estimates, according to Refinitiv data.

Analysts now see S&P 500 earnings growth of 2.5%, up from just 0.3% a month ago, per Refinitiv.

Pick-ups and SUVs drove General Motors’ second-quarter profit beat, but the automaker’s stock turned negative after the Trump tweet and was last down 0.6%.

Verizon shares rose 0.6% after the largest U.S. mobile carrier surprised consensus estimates to the upside, reporting more net monthly phone subscribers than expected.

Kellogg surged 10.1% as higher North American demand helped the packaged food company beat second-quarter estimates.

Shares of Yum Brands Inc jumped 4.4% after beating analyst profit and sales expectations on better-than-expected growth at all its restaurant chains, which include Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.57-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.60-to-1 ratio favored decliners.

The S&P 500 posted 28 new 52-week highs and 10 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 73 new highs and 97 new lows. (Reporting by Stephen Culp; Editing by Dan Grebler)

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