Business: Is US heading towards recession?

Business: Is US heading towards recession?

Investor index moving from 'fear' to 'extreme fear' mode as Dow dips 289 points in the open market.

BUSINESS DESKUpdated: Friday, September 23, 2022, 10:04 PM IST
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New York: CNN Business' Fear and Greed Index has fallen solidly into "Fear" mode in recent days and is nearing "Extreme Fear". With the US stocks falling sharply on Friday, investors continued to worry about even more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve that could land the US economy in a recession.

The Dow was down 289 points, or 1 per cent, at the market open. The S&P 500 fell 1.1 per cent and The Nasdaq composite was 1.1 per cent lower, CNN reported.

The Dow opened below 30,000 points, a level it briefly breached Thursday. If the Dow ends the day below 30,000, it would be the first time it closed below that barrier since June 17. And a somewhat more sizable plunge could land the index at on a two-year low on Friday.

Investors do not have many places to make money at the moment: In addition to sinking stocks, the bond market is also selling off, sending US Treasury yields soaring to 11-year highs in recent days.

The 10-year yield fell back a bit on Friday but remains near 3.7 per cent, and the 2-year yield is above 4.1 per cent.

That's a much better return than you can get with stocks these days, so high bond yields are adding pressure on the stock market, CNN reported.

Wall Street also remains concerned that the Fed's rate hiking plan could continue to increase borrowing costs, hurting the corporate profits that support their stock prices.

And if the Fed is serious about slowing the economy down to gain control of runaway inflation, a recession could cause some real pain for consumers who buy the products that publicly traded companies make.

Investors don't see much to smile about on the horizon.

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