The Dow Jones endured atorrid sessionon Tuesday, diving around 300 points as a whirlwind of bad news enveloped US stocks .
Dow Struggles as Trump Tariffs Batter US Manufacturing
Heading toward the closing bell, theDow Jones Industrial Averagehad lost 303. 23 points or 1. 15%. The DJIA last traded at 26, 100. (*****************************************************************************************.
A weaker fixing ofUSD / CNHrocked markets, indicating that China is once againweaponizing the yuanto counteract a fresh round of US tariffs.
In domestic data,ISM US Manufacturing, anothercritical recession indicator, plunged below 50
Weak manufacturing data isterrible political newsfor Donald Trump, who centered his campaign’s economic plank on reinvigorating this market sector.
Nor did the president do much to help the stock market this morning, as he greeted the opening bell with the revelation that he is “only going to get tougher on China.” Such a response is precisely the opposite of what Wall Street wants to hear.
…. And then, think what happens to China when I win. Deal would get MUCH TOUGHER! In the meantime, China’s Supply Chain will crumble and businesses, jobs and money will be gone!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)**************** (September 3, 2019
The UK provided another bout of negative news, as Boris Johnsonspectacularly lost his majority in parliamentduring his Brexit speech. An emergency debate to wrestle control from the prime minister iscurrently underway.
It was not just the Dow that struggled. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffered substantial declines in broad risk-off conditions. Perceived havensgold, silver, and evenbitcoinrallied on the day.
Nordea: ISM Manufacturing Breaches ‘Magic’ Level
Focusing on the rough conditions for manufacturing, Anders Svendsen, a macroeconomist at Nordea,notedon Tuesday that the latest ISM reading has now dropped beneath a very significant level.
The analyst also sees this as rocket fuel for the doves at the Federal Reserve:
“ISM manufacturing dropped below the magic 50 – mark in August, pointing to a manufacturing sector contraction for the first time since early 2016. New orders from abroad fell to 43 .3, which is by far the weakest reading since the financial crisis… Today’s release adds fuel to the dovish fire under the Fed. Buckle up for another rate cut at the next FOMC-meeting (18 th of September). ”
Dow Jones: Boeing Slumps, Pfizer Soars, & Walmart Cuts Ammo & Guns
In theDow, there was a clear laggard as Boeing dropped more than 2.6%. The aerospace company was hammered by news offresh delaysin the return of the 737 Max, mixing with bearish news around someengine troublesits new ultra- long-range jet 777 X) has had over the last few weeks.
Goldman Sachs traded sharply lower (- 2.4% (as) *************************************** (US yields) continued to drop amid collapsing risk sentiment.
Despite this, Pfizer was notably impressive, rising 1.4% as investors appeared to enjoy itssizable profit marginduring this uncertain time.
Finally, Walmart ( 0. 25%) was the last Dow stock makingheadlines. The retail giant announced it would limit firearm and ammunition sales in its stores.
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