Dow books first back-to-back losses in December ahead of Federal Reserve's crucial policy meeting

Dow Jones2021-12-15

Stocks ended lower for a second straight session Tuesday, ahead of an important meeting of the Federal Reserve and a policy update due Wednesday afternoon.

Further evidence of inflation rising helped to spark a fresh bout of selling on the day, after the U.S. government released data on wholesale prices that showed a rise that helped to affirm investors' concern over growing pricing pressures.

The producer-price index rose 0.8% in November, above the 0.5% advance forecast by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

And the yield curve, the differential between short-dated and longer-dated Treasurys were flattening, which usually signals that investors are betting on coming economic weakness or even a recession.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 105 points, or 0.3%, to reach 35,546, the S&P 500 index finished down 0.7% to 4,634, while the Nasdaq Composite Index lead losses for the main benchmarks, ending off 1.1% at 15,237.

However, the major stock indexes closed off their worst levels of the session. In corporate news, shares of Tesla Inc. $(TSLA)$ were down 0.1%, after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold more shares.

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  • 圆圆蔡
    2021-12-15
    圆圆蔡
    Good
  • HOK
    2021-12-15
    HOK
    Good 
  • LimLS
    2021-12-15
    LimLS
    Let see how dovish or hawkish when Powell speaks on Wednesday after FOMC. Market will react accordingly. For those who are prudent, we can always place our bets next week. Quad witching on Friday so this week might be volatile.
  • Bspn
    2021-12-15
    Bspn
    Some correction may be good 
  • Smartypants1
    2021-12-15
    Smartypants1
    Well so are the big investors and the US govt trying to spark another major share selling 
  • 20ab2b8a
    2021-12-15
    20ab2b8a
    Succinct and concise
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