Nikkei Logs Second Largest Drop, US Stock Market Plunges: Global Recession Ahead?

It was said that the stock was wiped out due to worse-than-anticipated economic data which includes higher inflation rates and an expected outcome of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. 

stock market Edited by Updated: Aug 03, 2024, 1:16 pm
Nikkei Logs Second Largest Drop, US Stock Market Plunges: Global Recession Ahead?

According to the stock market data, it shows a fearful decline in hiring as the economic activities are slowing down than anticipated.

A whopping $870 billion was wiped out from the US stock market on Saturday indicating growing fears of a global recession. It is marked as the worst day for stocks after 2020. In 2020 similar thing happened due to the COVID-19 pandemic struggle.

It was said that the stock was wiped out due to worse-than-anticipated economic data which includes higher inflation rates and an expected outcome of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.

On Friday, a ballpark of $2.9 trillion from the global market was wiped out as per the Financial Analyst and Value investor Jacob King. It has drastically affected markets in Asia, Europe and New York hinting that a global recession is ahead.

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It is important to note that the stock witnessed a global decline showing a crash in value and the US job market has dwindled than expected as per an employment report. The stock market fear has emerged and grown to an extent as the data shows fragility in the US manufacturing sector.

According to the stock market data, it shows a fearful decline in hiring as the economic activities are slowing down than anticipated. Since stocks hit records earlier this year, the stocks in AI companies and the investors’ tussle and further plight have pulled back its growth in this quarter. This decline may slow down the process as the Federal Reserve maintains to keep the interest steady without giving a chance to meet inflation.

Asian markets plunged on Friday after witnessing a sell-off overnight on Wall Street. South Korea’s Kospi fell 2.6% while the Topix sunk more than 5%, whereas Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index witnessed a lower opening. In the Indian market, it somehow continued to remain high as the fund flow could rise Nifty in the coming days. Those who are investing could be selective and make an impactful approach investing in a focused manner as the world witnesses a sudden decline wiping off the stock market’s whopping values, as per Amar Deo Singh, Sr.Vice President of Research, Angel One Ltd.

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Meanwhile, Japan’s Nikkei 225  struggled to maintain and suffered major loss on Friday marking a huge loss for a second straight day. The traders anticipated tightening monetary policies by the central bank as it plunged 4.5 per cent witnessing a humongous drop that extended a global stock defeat followed by the US economic data release.