Wall Street slides on growth concerns
US indices edged lower on Friday as concerns about slowing global growth superseded strong earnings reports. British MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit deal was cancelled as an amendment to the Benn Act was passed, which implies a Brexit extension may be coming.
US30USD Daily Chart
The US30 index fell the most in 10 days on Friday despite strong banks’ reports. It’s the turn of the tech sector this week
The index has retreated from the 78.6% Fibonacci retracement of the drop from September 12 to October 3 at 26,974. The 100-day moving average is at 26,568 today
Fed Vice Chair Clarida (moderate, voter) said the Fed will act appropriately to sustain expansion as the economy faces “evident risks”, adding that monetary policy is not on a preset course. There are no data releases scheduled for today.
DE30EUR Daily Chart
The Germany30 index has opened steady this morning despite the developments in the UK Brexit deal
The index closed flat on Friday, consolidating below the 14-1/2 month high from Thursday
German producer prices are expected to fall 0.1% m/m in September, according to the latest survey of economists. That’s a slower pace of decline from August’s -0.5%.
JP225USD Daily Chart
The Japan 225 index is consolidating last week’s move to 10-1/2 month highs and has started in the black this morning
The index is consolidating above the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of the October 2018 to December 2018 drop at 22,469. That level was breached to the upside last Tuesday
The index opened higher this morning despite disappointing trade data for September. Exports fell 5.2% y/y, a bigger drop than the -4.0% analysts had expected, while imports fell less, -1.8% y/y. As a result, the trade deficit narrowed to ¥123.0b, the least in three months.
