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Markets Wobble as Tech Selloff and Fed Uncertainty Set Up Data-Heavy Week

Traders await delayed jobs and inflation reports to gauge the next leg of Fed easing.

A stock quotation board is reflected on window glasses at a building in Tokyo, Japan December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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FILE - A Japanese flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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Overview

  • Wall Street ended lower on Monday after early gains faded, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipping and the Dow little changed as investors positioned for key U.S. releases this week.
  • Disappointing results from Oracle and Broadcom rekindled doubts about AI-driven valuations, contributing to last week’s rotation out of tech that saw the S&P 500 down 0.6% and the Nasdaq off 1.7% while the Dow rose 1.1%.
  • Asian equities fell sharply following the U.S. tech retreat, with Tokyo and Seoul leading declines and heavy losses in Samsung, SK hynix and SoftBank, while major European indexes rebounded.
  • Safe-haven tone persisted as gold advanced toward record levels and U.S. Treasury yields eased, reflecting bets on further Federal Reserve rate cuts.
  • New York Fed President John Williams said last week’s cut leaves policy well positioned as inflation moderates, Boston Fed’s Susan Collins urged caution on further moves, and reports highlighted Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh as leading candidates to succeed Jerome Powell.