The current global trade landscape is being closely monitored with reports, trends, indices, stock prices, bonds, foreign exchange, and commodities being analyzed. In Europe, there is a negative trend in the stock markets, as seen with the Dax, KAC and British Potsey all experiencing losses. Meanwhile in Asia, the Nikkei, Hang Seng and Kospi are also trading lower. However, Chinese markets are closed for Tombstone Cleaning Day.
On Wall Street, trading ended with sharp declines in the Nasdaq, Dow Jones and S&P 500. The dollar strengthened against other currencies and against the shekel. The fear index (VIX) also climbed to surpass the 16 mark for the first time in about two months.
In the world of finance news, Stock Meta Platforms (Facebook) received a recommendation from Jefferies which led to an increase in their target price for the stock. In addition to this news about initial public offerings and various business directories and web links can be found on a diverse range of topics.
