Overview
- DAX falls for a fourth session to about 23,227, more than 1,200 points below last week’s high and at the lowest level since June.
- Volatility jumps sharply, with the VDAX rising as investors cut exposure to equities and other risk assets.
- Odds of a December Fed rate cut drop to roughly 47% from about 94% a month ago, while delayed U.S. data keep the economic picture unclear.
- Nvidia reports after Wednesday’s U.S. close in a closely watched test for the AI trade, as doubts about stretched tech valuations intensify.
- Bitcoin briefly dips below $90,000, roughly 30% off its October peak, with analysts citing macro uncertainty, institutional outflows and profit-taking after leveraged bets.