New York (Reuters) -Major US Stock Indexes dropped on Monday after US President Donald Trump refused to predict whether his tariff policy could lead to a recession, Rouling Investor sentiment.
The Nasdaq composite fell more than 4% after last week to confirm that the retreat of the record height of December was a correction. The S&P 500 fell nearly 3% in the afternoon trade, a decrease of approximately 9% compared to its all time from February 19.
Below are investors and analyst reactions about the sale.
Edward al-Hussainy, senior interest rate and currency analyst, Columbia threadneedle Investments, New York
“Has the economy really fallen from a cliff in the last six weeks? No. And yet today the perception is dramatically different than the end of last year.”
“If you answer a more disadvantage of growth, you don’t really have to do it, but you just order the risk, then you will bring down your yields. That is not a good way to do it, but that is a way to do it.”
“This administration does not know how to define a victory. And because we are market participants, we think that the 10-year-old (treasury) return will be their victory, but that is nonsense. They don’t care about the return of 10 years. They don’t care where the stock exchange are. Week.”
Dennis Dick, Trader at Triple D Trading, Ontario, Canada
“International investors come from the American markets and they go elsewhere. Today it flies from everything. You have people who relax that trade. This is not something that just relaxes in a day or two, you could see this ugly.”
Dan Catsworth, investment analyst, AJ Bell, London
“The sale of the American market is starting to see ugly. Many people have been worried for some time about increased ratings among US shares and looking for the catalyst for a market correction. A combination of worries about a trade war, geopolitical tensions and an uncertain economic prospect can be that catalysts.”
“Trump was seen as the Savior of the Market, promised lower taxes and less strict regulations. Now, actions are representing the harbinger of Doom. The R -word is back on everyone’s lips while people think or trade rates are counterproductive and lead to recession instead of the US economic prosperity.”