Alerted - Not Alarmed - By Market Pullback

Thursday, April 4th, 2024For those of you who had been scratching your heads about how the markets could be so complacent, wonder no more. Turns out you were right: a rich, slightly bitter brew of fewer interest rate cuts possible, geopolitical concerns and signs of softening consumer spending have at last had a negative impact on markets today. Today’s sell-off was deep, but not hellacious: the Dow dropped -529 points, -1.35%, the Nasdaq -228 points, -1.40%, the S&P 500 -1.23% and the small-cap Russell 200 ...