Powell: US inflation needs to return to its 2% target
- 22 June 2023
- Posted by: Federica Montella
- Categories: eToro CopyTrader, Investing
Wall Street went down on Wednesday
Yesterday has been a negative day for the US stock market.
All three major US indexes closed in a loss for the third consecutive day.
The S&P 500 finished at -0.52%, the Nasdaq closed at -1.21% and the Dow Jones closed the trading session with a loss of 0.30%.
The market fall has been driven by the tech stocks that have recently rallied, especially the chipmaker AMD which closed at -5.7% yesterday, and Nvidia which lost t 1.7%.
The investors’ sentiment remains in Extreme Greed, as indicated in the graph below:
Sentiment indicator – Fear & Greed Index
The market sentiment is 79, in “Extreme Greed” mode, in line with yesterday’s reading.
US inflation needs to return to its 2% target
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell delivered testimony yesterday on Capitol Hill.
He said the Central Bank’s main goal is to bring back inflation to its 2% target.
More rate increases are likely to happen this year in order to reach the desired level of inflation.
Investors are now expecting a rate hike of 25 basis points at the next Fed meeting in July.
Based on the graph below only a small percentage, 25.6% of investors believe in no rate increase.
What to watch today
What to watch todayPowell, the Federal Reserve President, will testify today at 15:00 GMT+1.
US weekly Initial Jobless claim data is expected to be released today at 13:30 GMT+1.
The existing Home Sale for the month of May report will also be published today at 15:00 GMT+1.
Financial markets could be volatile today.
Portfolio update
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