Wall Street ended Tuesday’s session in negative territory, as investors looked to the White House, awaiting a solution from the country’s political leaders to prevent the US from entering a “default” state.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.01% to 33,012.14 points, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.64% to 4,109.90 points. The Nasdaq Technology Index lost 0.18%, to 12,343.05 points.
In the debt market, “yields” worsened across all maturities, as interest on 30-year bonds reached 3.9%, and reached its peak in early March, when the market was affected by turmoil in the banking sector.
Investors waited, but no white smoke was seen in the White House during Tuesday’s session. At the time of this writing, President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were meeting at the White House to discuss the US debt limit ceiling. Other leaders from Congress will also attend.
The impasse over whether or not to raise the country’s debt limit affects negotiations, though investors have been heard by Bloomberg saying they believe there will be a last-minute deal, thus preventing the country from defaulting, i.e. becoming unable to meet it. financial responsibilities.
It also helped today to digest the latest macroeconomic data and data by a member of the Federal Reserve. The latest Bank of America survey reveals that investment fund managers reached the lowest levels of pessimism in May, and reached the lowest level this year, with 65% of respondents pointing to the weakness of the US economy.
On the other hand, retail sales rose in April, supporting the notion that the US economy remains resilient to support further interest rate increases.
Loretta Mester, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said the central bank can do little to combat a long-term economic downturn, but “it can do its part” by ensuring price stability. At the same time, Richmond’s central bank president, Thomas Barkin, stressed the idea that if it was necessary to continue raising interest rates to fight inflation, the monetary authority would.
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