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US equity indexes closed mixed this week as government bond yields remained elevated after market ex
US equity indexes ended lower Friday after expectations of an interest rate hike increased following
Stocks slipped on Friday, as worries mounted that the Federal Reserve will hike rates later this month. Chip stocks were a bright spot with the PHLX Semiconductor Index rising 3.4%, but it wasn't enough to offset broader market weakness. Odds that the Fed will raise rates rose to 58% after the August jobs report was released Friday, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
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S&P 500, Dow Slide as Strong Jobs Report Sparks Fresh Fed Rate-Hike Bets
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(Updates with index/price moves from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes fell as market expec
August payrolls came in three times hotter than expected. Stocks barely flinched. What's going on?
Stocks were down after a strong jobs report—and U.S. President Trump took to Truth Social to weigh in. "We just got GREAT Numbers on Jobs, the Market should go UP, because our Credit and Economy are better but, as always, for the past 25 years, the Stock Market goes DOWN, because we're living under False Reality that if things are good, you've got to "KILL IT" because of a "fear" of Inflation," Trump said in a midday post. Friday afternoon, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were each down 0.5%.
The FTSE 100 index closed down 0.43 of a point at 10,831.09 on Friday, contributing to a 0.4% increase for the week.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq edged lower today as a strong August jobs report provided another datapoint for Federal Reserve policy expectations. Also, diesel prices hit a record high, and another retail brand, Lululemon Athletica, took an earnings hit.
Chip stocks are standing out in what's shaping up to be a weak day on Wall Street. The Nasdaq has joined the other major indexes in trading lower after the jobs report as semiconductor stock gains weren't enough to offset broader weakness. The downturn came after news that the U.S. economy added more than double the jobs expected in August, fueling a brief spike in already high Treasury yields.
Stocks were in the red on Friday, but they weren't that low given the scale of the jobs report strength relative to consensus estimates. Second, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has been clear that he's not putting too much weight in individual reports. Investors are likely shifting focus to next week's inflation reports.
The Dow dropped 226 points and Bitcoin erased some of its gains after August payrolls tripled estimates, pushing September rate-hike odds to 58%.
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Nonfarm payrolls grew 162,000 last month, far above the 53,000 economists expected, pushing fed funds futures traders to price in a 58% chance of a hike
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were muted at the open on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs reading prompted investors to amplify bets the Federal Reserve could hike interest
Stocks pulled back after the August jobs report came in stronger than expected. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2%, or 119 points. The Nasdaq Composite was flat. Meanwhile, Treasury yields rose on the release.
September volatility highlights five stocks, with ADM, Travelers, Virtu Financial, Paycom Software and Allstate offering low-beta appeal.
