{"id":387,"date":"2023-03-18T05:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T10:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/u-s-stocks-tumble-amid-banking-systems-troubles-cme-fedwatch-tool-predicts-rate-hike\/"},"modified":"2023-03-18T05:02:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T10:02:52","slug":"u-s-stocks-tumble-amid-banking-systems-troubles-cme-fedwatch-tool-predicts-rate-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/u-s-stocks-tumble-amid-banking-systems-troubles-cme-fedwatch-tool-predicts-rate-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Stocks Tumble Amid Banking System’s Troubles, CME FedWatch Tool Predicts Rate Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, U.S. stocks tumbled amid worries that the banking system's troubles were becoming more widespread.[0]<\/a><\/sup> The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1.7%, or more than 500 points, while the S&P 500 slumped by 1.5%.[1]<\/a><\/sup> The Nasdaq composite skidded 4.7%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 dived 8%.[2]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The CME FedWatch Tool currently expects a 83% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike at the March meeting.[3]<\/a><\/sup> The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield edged up 2 basis points to 3.52%, and the Two-Year Treasury yield also decreased, as it hovers around 3.84%, bringing the spread between them to -43 basis points.[4]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The 10-year Treasury yield plunged 29 basis points to 3.69% this past week, and the 2-year yield tumbled 27 basis points to 4.59%.[5]<\/a><\/sup> Joe Biden spoke before the markets opened, stating: \u201cAmericans can have confidence that the US banking system is safe. No losses will be borne by the taxpayer\u201d.<\/p>\n

The sell-off hit the Big Four trillion-dollar banks, including Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JP Morgan.[6]<\/a><\/sup> Shares of First Republic Bank, Western Alliance Bancorp and PacWest Bancorp also fell sharply.[7]<\/a><\/sup> Schwab lost 6% despite a Citigroup upgrade, and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) fell 1% despite a Wells Fargo upgrade.[8]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points, taking the key rate to 3%. The European Central Bank also announced a 50 basis point rate hike at its latest meeting. Meanwhile, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a measure of the equity market's expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index call and put options.[9]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Overall, markets are now pricing in just one quarter-point rate hike, with a solid chance that the Fed will pause on March 22.[10]<\/a><\/sup> Investors anticipate a pause in May, anticipating multiple rate cuts to come after that.[2]<\/a><\/sup> It appears that the U.S. banking system is becoming more secure and stable, as President Joe Biden has promised to make SVB customers ‘whole' and that ‘no losses will be borne by the taxpayer'.<\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“U.S. stocks drop on worries about Credit Suisse, global banking” NPR, 16 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/03\/15\/1163640413\/credit-suiss-banks-silicon-valley-bank-signature-bank<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Credit Suisse, Citi and more bank stocks tumble amid Silicon Valley Bank turmoil” ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/bank-stocks-tumble-amid-silicon-valley-bank-turmoil\/story?id=97878825<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Market Rally Divided: First Republic Bank Dives After Hours; Fed Meeting On Tap | Investor's Business Daily” Investor's Business Daily, 18 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.investors.com\/market-trend\/stock-market-today\/divided-market-rally-awaits-fed-meeting-first-republic-bank-dives<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Stock Market Today: Markets Rise as Bank Stocks Bounce” Kiplinger's Personal Finance, 14 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/investing\/stocks\/stock-market-today-markets-rise-as-bank-stocks-bounce<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Stock Market Sees Weekly Gains; Bank Stocks Recover While Warren Buffett Makes Big Move” Investor's Business Daily, 16 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.investors.com\/market-trend\/stock-market-today\/stock-market-trades-higher-bank-stocks-bounce-buffett-makes-move\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Stock Market News Today \u2013 Indices Fall as Week Ends on a Low Note” TipRanks, 17 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.tipranks.com\/news\/stock-market-news-today-futures-rise-on-banks-bailout-news<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Dow falls 500 points as banking fears spread” CNN, 16 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/15\/investing\/markets-bank-sector-march-15\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“$100BN wiped off US banking market in SINGLE DAY in bloodbath on Wall Street” Daily Mail, 13 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11855573\/100BN-wiped-banking-market-SINGLE-DAY-bloodbath-Wall-Street.html<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Dow Jones Futures Fall; Regulators Protect All SVB Deposits, But Bank Stocks Keep Tumbling | Investor's Business Daily” Investor's Business Daily, 13 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.investors.com\/market-trend\/stock-market-today\/dow-jones-futures-fdic-ready-after-svb-financial-collapse-watch-these-bank-stocks\/<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“A recession could come sooner on cooling bank lending” CNBC, 15 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/03\/15\/a-recession-could-come-sooner-on-cooling-bank-lending-.html<\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“Markets slump as investors grapple with banking fallout, rate uncertainty” The Globe and Mail, 17 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-markets-slump-as-investors-grapple-with-banking-fallout-rate\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, U.S. stocks tumbled amid worries that the banking system’s troubles were becoming more widespread.[0] The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1.7%, or more than 500 points, while the S&P 500 slumped by 1.5%.[1] The Nasdaq composite skidded 4.7%, and the small-cap Russell 2000 dived 8%.[2] The CME FedWatch Tool currently expects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":388,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387\/revisions\/388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enjoyingthisjourney.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}