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Financial markets are issuing a warning that a recession is imminent: here's what it means for equities

Financial markets are issuing a warning that a recession is imminent: here’s what it means for equities

Across markets, familiar trading patterns for stocks, bonds and commodities that have held for months are starting to unravel as financial markets grapple with expectations that the US economy will sink. into a recession next year, market analysts told MarketWatch. The S&P 500 SPX index, +0.75% had its longest losing streak in nearly two months …

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Asian markets fall as China protests and lockdowns cloud outlook

Asian markets fall as China protests and lockdowns cloud outlook

BANGKOK — Stocks skidded in Asia on Monday, with Hong Kong briefly falling more than 4% following weekend protests in various cities against China’s strict zero-COVID lockdowns. U.S. futures were down after a mixed and shortened session Friday on Wall Street. Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel. The unrest in China is the …

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