New week starts off with a continuation of last week's declines; major indexes off to a bad start

SHEUNG WAN, Hong Kong - May 24, 2021 - PRLog -- The declines seemed to be the continuation from last weeks as the trend remains the same even after a two-day break. Major indexes are continuously experiencing sharp drops brought by last week's data on consumer price changes and producer price changes, which are both higher than estimates. This created a scenario wherein producers may lack the ability to keep up with the demand as the economy continues to improve from the pandemic levels, instilling the fear of price increase.

Traders continue to watch these trend to see if intervention from the Federal Reserve will be warranted to curb the rising inflation markers by pulling back policies effective last year, including conducting asset purchases amounting to $120 billion a month and the almost zero interest rates. However, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, along with other policy makers, believe that these changes are near-term advances and will only be transitory which will normalize in the following months.

Here's an overview on the moves in the market today:

• The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.16% and at 34,327.79.
• S&P 500 Index decreased by 0.25% and currently at 4,163.29.
• NASDAQ Composite Index dropped to 13,379.05 after losing 0.38%.
• Yield on 10 Year Treasury now at 1.6400%.
• Gold up by $28.50 or 1.55% and now at $1,866.60 an ounce.
• Crude up by $0.95 or 1.45% and closed at $66.32 per barrel.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slightly down and is hovering below the line with a 0.16% or 54.34 points drop. S&P 500 slid down by about 10 points or 0.3%. NASDAQ Composite Index fell with a 50-point decrease or 0.4%. NASDAQ data shows that last week was its fourth consecutive week of losses, and if the trend does not change, it may end up going past that count.The 10 Year Treasury yield increased by 0.5 basis points ending at 1.6400%.

On other news, Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped below $45,000 even after Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, said that they have not let go of any holdings of cryptocurrency, though there was a Twitter post earlier that reflects intent to sell.

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