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The Federal Reserve's meeting minutes signaled policy makers will withdraw more support for the economy than markets had expected, and the blue-chips extended their sell-off.
The major benchmarks fluctuated between gains and losses during Thursday's session in the wake of a debacle that saw the Nasdaq plunge 3.3% on Wednesday. The market's reaction to the Fed minutes showed an increasingly hawkish stance among policymakers. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 1.75% for the first time in over a year, causing tech stocks to fall.
Ed Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda, said in a note Thursday that some investors were reluctant to put on massive positions before the payroll report.
The US indexes were at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
He said that the big question for many traders is how high yields will go up and if it will be a problem for the economy. The risks of a Fed policy mistake, US tensions with Russia and China, and inflationary pressures pose serious risks to the stock market later in the year according to most of Wall Street.
The president of the Federal Reserve said in a speech that he expects the Fed to raise interest rates in March.
According to Mike Novogratz, a bull in the market, he expects the price of the currency to hit a bottom at $38,000 as institutional investors prepare to buy it in the midst of a sell-off.
During the session, Rivian stock fell below its IPO price of $78, as the EV startup's shares were hit by Amazon's deal to purchase competing electric vans.
The tech sell-off is a good time to buy FAANG stocks.
The growth of the markets of cryptocurrencies in 2021 resulted in an 80% increase in crimes.
Oil prices went up. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude increased by 1.9%. The international benchmark of crude oil was up 1.5% at $81.97
The price of gold fell to $1,787.60 per ounce. The yield on the 10-year bonds was up.
The loss of the digital currency narrowed to $43,052.52. The total market value of cryptocurrencies fell to $2 trillion on Thursday.
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