2024-04-18 20:10:00
Wall Street extended its streak of losses this Thursdaysince new economic data and comments from the Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs in the US, where investors’ expectations also grew regarding the imminent start of delivery of results in the technology sector.
The technology Nasdaq Composite fell 0.52%, the S&P 500 fell 0.22% and the Dow Jones was unchanged at the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P had a fifth consecutive day of decline and the longest streak of decline since the series as of Oct. 23, 2023.
In Chile, meanwhile, The S&P IPSA closed flat at 6,451.30 points. The act of Latam (1.54%) pushed upwards with a solid turnover of 26 billion dollars, while SQM-B (-1.88%) It did so in the opposite direction, with a flow of nearly $18 billion.
Reasons for caution
“What we clearly see is greater downward pressure, mainly due to changes in the interest rate outlook. The stock weakness comes in line with comments from the Atlanta Fed’s Bostic, similar to what President Jerome Powell and Mester (of the Cleveland Fed) have said.in the sense that there is no rush to lower the rate,” he said DF XTB Latam Market Strategist, Ignacio Mieres.
The two-year Treasury yield jumped to 5% levels, the highest since November. “Macroeconomic concerns persist and bond yields rise again, this time driven by stronger-than-expected jobless claims and a Philadelphia Fed index.”wrote City Index market analyst Fawad Razaqzada.
In addition, the results from the US technology sector are approaching, and Netflix (-0.41%) will kick things off by publishing its quarterly figures this Thursday at the close of trading. Mieres noted that “there are cautious moves before these results, as protection against a possible increase in volatility.”
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