Dow drops 300 points as week begins as Wall Street rally falters

A measure of stock volatility called VIX rose to its highest level since August 3. 3.

The Cboe . Volatility Index It rose 2.6 points to 23.16 on Monday, although it is still far from its recent high when it rose above 30 in June.

– Sarah Min

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is likely to take a tough stance against inflation in his Jackson Hole speech on Friday, according to Wolfe Research.

“We expect Powell to appear more hawkish at Jackson Hole,” Chris Sinek of Wolfe Research wrote in a note on Monday.

“As we discussed at length previously, we believe the Fed will have to raise the Fed funds rate to 4.5%+ to put inflation on a sustainable path back toward the FOMC’s 2% long-term goal,” he added.

The research firm said the central bank is “behind the curve,” and outlined reasons it should not buy in the event of a rally, including slowing global growth and inflated earnings expectations.

– Sarah Min

Signify Health shares rose nearly 38% in Monday’s pre-market trading after a The Wall Street Journal report By saying that Amazon is among the many companies that are bidding for the healthcare company.

The tech giant, along with CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group, is competing in an auction that would value Signify at more than $8 billion, according to the report, citing people familiar with the matter.

Amazon shares fell 2% in trading Monday.

Netflix It has rebounded sharply since mid-July, but the good times for broadcast inventory won’t last long, according to the CFRA.

Analyst Kenneth Lyon downgraded Netflix’s sale-for-sale rating, noting that: “The main incentive for NFLX – introducing new ad-paying subscription plans – may not be visible until 2023.”

Netflix shares fell 2% in the primary market.

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—Fred Imbert, Carmen Renick

The euro It briefly fell below par with the US dollar on Monday for the first time since mid-July, as recession fears in the euro zone resurfaced.

As of 9:15 AM London time, the common currency has partially recovered and is trading at exactly $1.

– Elliot Smith

European markets fell on Monday on fears of more aggressive rate hikes from the United States Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank He returned to the fore.

pan europe Stokes 600 It was down 1.2% mid-morning in London, with autos down 2.9% to lead losses as all major sectors and exchanges traded in negative territory.

Risk sentiment was dampened by upbeat signals from European Central Bank policy makers, with Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel telling a German newspaper that the ECB should continue to raise interest rates even as recession risks in Germany grow.

The minutes of the European Central Bank’s latest policy meeting will be published on Thursday, while investors will pay close attention to Eurozone PMIs on Tuesday.

The The People’s Bank of China lowered the benchmark one-year lending rate by 5 basis points and priced for five years by 15 basis points, according to an online statement.

This brings the one-year loan prime rate to 3.65% and the five-year LPR to 4.3%.

Analysts polled by Reuters expected a 10 basis point cut from the one-year LPR, and half of respondents expected the five-year rate to be cut by 15 basis points.

– Abigail Ng

Stocks have been volatile this year, as a combination of recession fears, inflationary pressure and other macro risks have roiled markets.

Here are three ways investors can adjust their portfolios to reduce their risk or mitigate losses, according to Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and others.

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– Weezin Tan

Investors have flocked to growing stocks lately, but as recession fears mount, market watchers are deciding whether to switch to safer bets instead.

However, JPMorgan believes that the rally still has more to do, and has identified several indicators to watch when considering a rotation on developing stocks.

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– Xavier Ong

Investors are wrapping up earnings season with only a few dozen companies in the S&P 500 yet to take off. Of the 95% of companies in the broader market index that reported earnings, 75% beat expectations, according to FactSet.

– Sarah Min

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to speak at the central bank’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming this week, and shed some light on the pace of future rate hikes.

Powell may offer hawkish comments from Fed officials who recently reiterated their commitment to fighting inflation, even as investors enjoyed a summer rally in part due to the Fed’s less aggressive outlook.

Still, St. Fed President Lewis James Bullard said in an interview last week with The Wall Street Journal He is considering another 0.75 percentage point rate hike at the September meeting.

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– Sarah Min

Futures opened lower on Sunday night. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 94 points, or 0.28%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.36% and 0.69%, respectively.

– Sarah Min