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The stock market had its best day in two months on Wednesday, paring six straight days of losses, as investors reacted positively to stabilizing actions by the Bank of England.

Dow Plunges Over 500 Points Amid Fears Of An Economic Slowdown

The market had its first positive day in over a week.

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It was the first positive day since September 19 and the largest single-day rise since July 19 for the blue chip index.

The S&P 500 rose 2% a day after hitting its lowest point in more than a decade.

Tom Essaye of Sevens Report said the equity recovery was inspired by the Bank of England buying long-term bonds.

The two-year U.S.Treasury note fell 19 basis points to 4.1% and the ten-year U.S.Treasury note fell 23 basis points to 3.81%.

Wednesday was the largest single day drop for ten-year yields since 2020 and came after they briefly topped 4% for the first time in more than a decade.

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said in a speech that he favors hiking rates to between 4% and 4.5% before the end of 2022, but that it wouldn't be appropriate for the Fed to keep raising rates until it hits its inflation target.

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There may be a light at the end of the tunnel and the degree of pessimism by executives, consumers, institutional investors and retail investors is at historic levels. Wells Fargo senior global market strategist Scott Wren said in a statement that financial markets are pricing in a lot of bad news.

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At CNBC's Delivering Alpha Investor Summit on Wednesday, Ken and Stanley gave dire warnings about the economy. If we don't have a recession in 2023, he wouldn't "rule out something really bad."

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A majority of 40%. After the company disclosed encouraging results of a trial of its Alzheimer's medication, the stock price of BioGen soared.

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Most analysts pegged the movement as reactionary after a report about diminished demand for the iPhone 14 spooked traders.

The Bank of England tried to calm the market.

The results of the new Alzheimer's drug boosted the stock of biogen.