- Unitedhealth will fall up to 23% after reducing annual guidelines, dragging the healthcare sector and lower.
- Trump criticizes Powell fluctuations, praises the reduction of the ECB rate, the Fed connection “too late” as the inflation is concerned.
- Powell has difficulty balancing seats, fueling stagflation concerns; The price of markets is only 9% of the chance to limit.
The industrial average Dow Jones (DJIA) on Thursday fell by over 500 points, i.e. by over 1.30%, and Unitedhealth Group (UNH) divided 23% after the lack of profits and cynical year -round perspectives. Djia fell below 39,500 signs, while the anger of US President Donald Trump as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell aroused Powell’s speech in Chicago.
DJIA drops below 39,500 after a shock of UNH profits; Powell staglation warning and criticism Trump shake with sentiment
Trump commented that the Fed should lower the rates when oil, food products and egg prices fall. He praised the earlier decision of the European Central Bank (EBC) to lower the rates, but added that the Fed is “too late” to alleviate the policy.
On Wednesday, the chairman of Fed Powell adopted a cautious attitude, saying that the goal is inflation. Nevertheless, he admitted that balancing double fines is becoming challenging, which suggests that the stagflation scenario is approaching, in which prices are rising, although economic growth will get stuck.
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The US job market remains solid after the initial report on the claims of the unemployed for April 12. Meanwhile, housing data was mixed, and building permits show that the plans to build houses increased, and the start of the apartment showed that the construction of the house slows down.
Meanwhile, President Trump said that he was very sure of a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) and China.
Meanwhile, the last data suggest that traders see a 9% chance to reduce the FED rate at the May meeting. That is why American shares remain subject to trade tensions and geopolitical shocks.
Dow Jones price forecast
Dow Jones remains bear, and the index fell below 39,000 characters for the first time in five trade days. Nevertheless, the bulls remain stubborn and raised an index above 39,000 figures, which can pave the way to some consolidation within 39,000–40,000.
If Bulls presses over 39 984, it would change the positive index and would harden the road to test 40,000. The violation of the latter removes the path in the direction of 40,500, and then the next key resistance at the height of April 1 at the level of 40 909 and 41,000.
On the other hand, a decrease below 39,000 means that traders will direct the lowest lowest level 38 431 on April 10.
Dow Jones FAQ
The industrial average Dow Jones, one of the oldest stock market indicators in the world, is developed from the 30 most rotating operations in the USA. The index is rather weighted with the price, not weighted by capitalization. This is calculated by adding up the operating prices and dividing them by the factor, currently 0.152. The index was founded by Charles Dow, who also founded the Wall Street Journal. In later years he was criticized for not representative enough, because he follows only 30 conglomerates, unlike wider indicators such as S&P 500.
Many different factors drive the industrial average Dow Jones (DJIA). The main results of component companies revealed in the company’s quarterly reports are the main results. The condition and global macroeconomic data also contribute because they affect the mood of investors. The level of interest rates, determined by federal reserves (Fed), also affects DJIA, because it affects the cost of a loan on which many corporations are strongly dependent. Therefore, inflation can be the main driver, as well as other indicators that affect the FED decisions.
DOW theory is a method of identifying the basic stock exchange trend developed by Charles Dow. The key step is to compare the industrial direction of Dow Jones (DJIA) and medium transport of Dow Jones (DJTA) and follow only trends in which both move in the same direction. Volume is confirming criteria. The theory uses elements of peak analysis and the trough. Dow theory assumes three phases of the trend: accumulation when shrewd money begins to buy or sell; Society’s participation when a wider society is joined; And distribution when shrewd money comes out.
There are many ways to trade in DJIA. One of them is the utilize of ETFs that allow investors to trade DJIA as one security instead of buying shares in all 30 components. The leading example is SPDR DOD Jones Industrial ETF (Dia). Djia Futures contracts enable traders by speculating the future value of the index and the options ensure the appropriate, but not the obligation, buying or selling the index at a predetermined price in the future. Investment funds enable investors to buy a diverse DJIA shares portfolio, thus ensuring a general exposure to the general indicator.
