The US stock market saw incredible wipeouts, with market value exceeding $1 trillion. The speculation for reasons is proposed as it soared inflation and new trade tariffs sparked widespread investor panic.
The Dow plunged 1.2%, the S&P 500 slided 1.6%, and the NASDAQ fell 2.2%, contributing to a multi-hundred billions of dollars across its stock. The dollar, which has sunk in the fall a day since April 10, has seen a fall in the Treasury yields fall.
The July employment report is weaker than expected, with only 106,000 new positions added in the past three months. In response, President Trump said he ordered the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Director Erica Mantelfer, criticizing her for evidence of manipulating employment data for political reasons. The move, coupled with his aggressive new tariff plans, was greatly overwhelmed in the market on Friday.
Tensions in global trade have risen as the US imposes sudden tariffs and encourages mixed reactions from allies such as Switzerland and Canada. Switzerland is currently facing a 39% collection, while Canada sees a 35% obligation on non-compliant products, but neither country plans to retaliate immediately. Mexico has received a 90-day extension to finalise its revised trade agreement.
Analysts are debating how long US stock volatility will last amid tightening of monetary policy and geopolitical tensions.
Bitcoin falls below $130K
Bitcoin was also under pressure, falling just under $130,000. The report shows a rapid movement above the $115,000 level as the market has become risk aversive.
Coinglass data suggests that over $1 billion has occurred in the entire Crypto Derivatives market within the past day. The liquidation wave that bolsters the economy has wiped out both its strengths and weaknesses as investors scrambled amidst the volatility.
Watcherguru tweeted @watcherguru:
“Just: 🇺🇸$$1.11 trillion has been wiped out of today’s US stock market.”
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