{"id":8477,"date":"2026-05-20T10:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ograsset.com\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:07:17","slug":"us-stocks-retreat-amid-renewed-inflation-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ograsset.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/us-stocks-retreat-amid-renewed-inflation-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"US stocks retreat amid renewed inflation concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US stocks retreat amid renewed inflation concerns<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Wall Street stocks retreated early Tuesday as analysts pointed to angst over inflation pressures as the prolonged Middle East war kept oil prices high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equities had until recently \u201cshrugged off the effects of higher yields\u201d, Interactive Brokers\u2019 Steve Sosnick said of increases in bond yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter pretending this was not a problem, I think (the market) has now decided that higher yields are in fact a problem,\u201d Sosnick said. \u201cBut we aren\u2019t seeing panic or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 10 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.8 per cent at 49,289.53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broad-based S&P 500 dropped 0.4 per cent to 7,372.49, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.3 per cent to 26,024.82.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iran\u2019s army warned on Tuesday it would \u201copen new fronts\u201d against the United States if it resumed attacks after President Donald Trump said he had held off launching a new offensive in hopes of striking a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major US indices were also under pressure on Monday as semiconductor equities sold off a fraction of their recent gains. Sosnick described the dynamic as profit-taking ahead of Wednesday\u2019s release of Nvidia\u2019s earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rising government bond yields also weighed on sentiment, with the yield on 30-year US Treasuries hitting its highest level in nearly 19 years. The move indicated growing market unease over inflation, energy prices and fiscal worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Trump said he held off a major new assault against Tehran as he saw hopes for securing an agreement to end the conflict, which was sparked by US and Israeli strikes on Iran at the end of February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stocks did not get much of a boost from Trump\u2019s announcement, with Wall Street\u2019s major indices lower in late morning trading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

European indices ended the day mixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInvestors are showing relief that tensions haven\u2019t escalated,\u201d said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added, however, that \u201coil prices remain at high enough levels to weigh on the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/em>https:\/\/punchng.com\/us-stocks-retreat-amid-renewed-inflation-concerns\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US stocks retreat amid renewed inflation concerns Wall Street stocks retreated early Tuesday as analysts pointed to angst over inflation pressures as the prolonged Middle East war kept oil prices high. Equities had until recently \u201cshrugged off the effects of higher yields\u201d, Interactive Brokers\u2019 Steve Sosnick said of increases in bond yields. \u201cAfter pretending this… <\/p>\n

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