The Fed Is Not Coming To The Rescue - The Selloff To Continue

Damir Tokic
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Summary

  • The S&P 500 continues to sell off, breaching key support levels, potentially signaling a deeper bear market.
  • Economic indicators point to a recession, based on the recent labor market data and business surveys.
  • The Fed is unlikely to come to the rescue yet, Powell views the labor market weakness as the post-pandemic normalization.

Bear figurine on descending line graph and list of share prices

Adam Gault

The market selloff

The S&P 500 (SP500) continues to sell off since the July 16th top. In response to the July labor market report, before the market opens for trading, the S&P 500 Futures (SPX

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