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The bull market of 2021 may be on temporary hold as investors assess the economic risk from the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, warns Goldman Sachs. “We think a broad risk recovery may be impeded in the near term by the need to digest the prospect of a more hawkish Fed and a less consistent cyclical tailwind. Ironically, the Omicron scare itself may now create the best possibilities for relief in the coming weeks, either because incoming news is better than feared or because it prompts… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Monday, November 29, 2021 I am not a doctor. I will venture to say that most of you reading this aren’t doctors, either.  So all we could collectively do after Friday’s market beatdown is assess incoming information on the Omicron variant to the best of our ability and go from there.  Here’s the current state of play in this fast-changing… Source link

The recent announcement by South African scientists of a new COVID-19 variant has sparked fears across the globe, leading to a market sell-off and heightened anxiety about a pandemic entering its second winter. The variant, currently referred to as B.1.1.529, was discovered in Botswana and has already been reported in South Africa, Belgium, Hong Kong, and Israel. There have been numerous variants since the coronavirus first emerged, but the B.1.1.529 has drawn considerable attention because of… Source link

Travel platform Expedia (EXPE) and home sharing site Airbnb (ABNB) are two of the stocks swept into the market sell-off on Friday over concerns of a COVID variant first detected in southern Africa. Expedia, the fifth-worst performer in the S&P 500, dropped as much as 11% during the shortened trading day on Friday. Shares closed 9% lower at $159.80 each. Airbnb’s stock closed the session down more than 3% at $173.86. Travel reservation platform Booking Holdings (BKNG) also declined more than 7%… Source link

The emergence of a new COVID variant spooked markets on Friday, forcing some Fed watchers to question if the Federal Reserve will change course on its plans to slow its monetary support to the U.S. economy. “Policy normalization already looked like it was going to be gradual but the… growth worries we’re seeing come back into the market’s consciousness in the last 24 hours could mean that monetary policy needs to be a little bit more dovish than that,” HSBC Asset Management Chief… Source link

U.S. stock futures slumped Friday, with global markets rattled by a new coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa, which fanned concerns that new growth-crushing lockdowns could be imposed.  Trading volumes were low due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., which could be could contributing to the volatility. However, major benchmarks indicated a rough opening on Wall Street’s abbreviated post-Thanksgiving session. Dow futures contracts (YM=F) plunged 800 points, or 2.5%, while… Source link

The U.S. economy expanded at its slowest clip in over a year in the third quarter, with a reopening surge in activity quickly beginning to fade. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product (GPD) on Wednesday. Here were the main metrics economists from the print, based on consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: GDP quarter-over-quarter, annualized: 2.0% vs. 2.6% expected, 6.7% in Q2 Personal consumption: 1.6% vs. 0.9% expected, 12.0% in… Source link

For , it’s starting to feel more like March 2020 than September 2021. Cities across the country have tightened up on mask wearing, or are insisting on COVID-19 vaccination status as a way to instill confidence among customers and protect the community. However, in some regions, as the Delta variant casts a new cloud over the industry’s outlook. In a consumer survey recently conducted by the National Restaurant Association, 19% of respondents said they’ve stopped going out to eat in… Source link

The unpredictable Delta variant appears to be wreaking havoc on the financial modeling skills of the team covering Apple (AAPL) at Goldman Sachs.  “We believe growth in iPhone revenue in calendar fourth quarter will be challenging for Apple but we continue to flag a low level of confidence in our ability to predict demand given the complex interplay of issues like the Delta variant, supply shortages, the end of stimulus and high consumer savings,” conceded Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall in a… Source link

Stocks weakened on Wednesday in directionless trade, poised to extend the previous day’s declines as rising COVID-19 infections momentarily upending expectations about growth. In Tuesday’s regular session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index lost ground, but the technology-laced Nasdaq bucked the trend by posting a marginal gain. The market has mostly taken disappointing news in stride, but August’s jobs data falling far short of market expectations last week tempered hopes for… Source link