A record-breaking rally in US equities came to a halt on Tuesday as interest-rate sensitive technology stocks extended an early decline after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave no signs he would support a cut at the central bank’s October meeting. Micron Technology, the largest US maker of computer memory chips, gave an upbeat forecast for the current quarter after the market closed, which could offer fresh support to tech stocks when traders return. For more, we spoke to Rob Haworth, Senior Investment Strategy Director, U.S. Bank Asset Management Group.
In Asia, stocks retreated after a drop in big tech halted the S&P 500’s three-day rally, while mixed signals from Federal Reserve policymakers clouded the path for interest-rate cuts. We heard from John Authers, Senior Editor for Markets and Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Avril Hong on the Asia Trade.
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