A Stocks' rally stalled, with the S&P 500 falling 10% from its July peak and entering a "correction." With the latest geopolitical developments, oil surpassed $85 per barrel and gold surpassed $2,000 per ounce.
The news that Israeli forces are escalating their operations in Gaza reignited volatility. The benchmark stock index was on track for its worst week in a month. JPMorgan Chase fell as Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon plans to sell shares worth around $141 million. Earnings boosted Amazon and Intel. Treasury two-year rates fell as markets adjusted to higher inflation data. The value of the dollar decreased.
US stocks are down for the third month in a row as bond yields rose on concerns about a consistently hawkish Federal Reserve. Concerns about the Middle East conflict, as well as an uninspiring corporate results season, have recently dampened risk appetite.
In economic news, near-term inflation forecasts in the United States climbed to a five-month high in October as consumers anticipated rising gas costs, strengthening their pessimistic outlook for the economy. The Fed's preferred measure of underlying inflation advanced to a four-month high in September, and consumer spending increased, Keeping another interest-rate hike on the table in the coming months.
