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<p class="has-drop-cap">Global markets experienced a sharp sell-off on Friday as fears of a potential U.S. recession intensified, with tech stocks bearing the brunt of the decline. <br><br>The downturn began in Asia, where Japan’s Nikkei index plummeted 5.8%, quickly spreading to European markets before threatening to engulf Wall Street. This widespread market turbulence has raised concerns about the global economy’s health and the effectiveness of current monetary policies.</p>
<h3 id="us-tech-stock-selloff-and-recession-fears">US Tech Stock Selloff and Recession Fears</h3>
<p>The tech sector faced significant pressure as investors reacted to disappointing earnings reports and growing economic uncertainty. <br><br>Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) shares plunged over 20% in <a href="https://tokenist.com/investing/how-to-trade-after-hours/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="deco-link">pre-market trading</a> following the company’s announcement of workforce reductions and dividend suspension. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), a <a href="https://tokenist.com/three-reasons-why-nvidias-stock-price-has-seemingly-no-upper-ceiling-for-now/" class="deco-link" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">key player in the artificial intelligence chip market</a>, saw its stock drop 3% pre-market. European tech stocks were not spared, falling 4.6% as the sell-off gained momentum.<br><br>Several factors contributed to the growing fears of a U.S. recession. A <a aria-label="softer-than-expected U.S. factory activity survey (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/global-economy-chinas-factory-gloom-weighs-asias-manufacturers-2024-08-01/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="deco-link">softer-than-expected U.S. factory activity survey</a> released on Thursday raised concerns about the manufacturing sector’s health. Additionally, there is mounting speculation that the Federal Reserve may have maintained <a href="https://tokenist.com/federal-on-fastest-rate-hiking-cycle-since-the-early-1980s-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="deco-link">tight monetary policy for too long</a>, potentially stifling economic growth. <br><br>Market participants are closely watching the upcoming U.S. non-farm payrolls report, anticipating a slowdown in job growth that could further fuel recession worries.</p>
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<h3 id="vix-surge-reflects-market-anxiety">VIX Surge Reflects Market Anxiety</h3>
<p>The CBOE Volatility Index (<a href="https://tokenist.com/investing/implied-volatility/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="deco-link">VIX</a>), often called Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” surged 15.26% to 21.42 in pre-market trading on Friday. This significant uptick in the VIX reflects heightened investor anxiety about market volatility and economic uncertainties. The pre-market jump suggests a nervous sentiment among traders before the regular trading session began.<br><br>Despite the gloomy outlook, some analysts maintain that the current situation may represent a slowdown rather than a full-blown recession. They point to positive factors such as lower interest rates, decreasing inflation, and rising real wages as potential stabilizing forces for the U.S. economy. However, as global markets react to economic indicators and corporate earnings, investors remain cautious about the path forward for both the tech sector and the broader economy.</p> <iframe src="https://tokenist.substack.com/embed" width="100%" height="320" style="border:1px solid #EEE; background:white;" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>
<p><em>Disclaimer: The author does not hold or have a position in any securities discussed in the article.</em></p>
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