Wall Street opens weaker due to decline in tech stocks, Nasdaq falls by 1.5%. Investors await FOMC minutes and Nvidia earnings. Walmart and Discover Inc. report strong earnings, Expeditors Int'l and Westlake Chemical Partners LP experience declines.
Larry Summers suggests that inflationary pressure has not been contained and there is a possibility that pricing pressure could remain above the Fed target.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surged past $50,000 this week, catapulting to a $1-trillion market valuation just a month after the Securities and Exchange Commission granted approval for the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ended 5-week winning streak due to higher than expected inflation reports, raising concerns about Fed rate cuts. Treasury yields rose, impacting markets negatively. Tech, consumer discretionary, and real estate sectors were affected. Major indices and ETFs saw mixed performance this week, with energy and materials sectors performing the best while technology sector saw a decline.
Wall Street takes pause after stronger-than-expected producer inflation report, potentially delaying Fed rate cuts and impacting major indices and stocks.