Global markets plunged Thursday, continuing steep losses seen in the previous session, as investors worry about rapidly rising interest rates and an expected slowdown in global growth.
Overnight Dow Jones industrial average futures were down by 189 points as of 2:52 a.m. ET. Futures implied the Dow will open Thursday down by 280 points. This after stocks sank Wednesday with the Dow plunging more than 800 points in its worst drop since February.
Around the world, stocks have tumbled on the back of concerns surrounding global economic growth and rising interest rates. The International Monetary Fund warned earlier this week that simmering trade tensions, such as those between the U.S. and China, could lead to a "sudden deterioration in risk sentiment, triggering a broad-based correction in global capital markets and a sharp tightening of global financial conditions."
Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury yields have this week climbed to multi-year highs. Traditionally a sharp rise in bond yields — the cost of borrowing — is seen as negative for major cooperates and their stock prices.
Asia markets fell sharply on Thursday morning, with the stock indexes in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Tokyo all tumbling more than 4 percent. In the Greater China region, the Hang Seng index was down by 3.84 percent in late morning trade. Over on the mainland, the Shanghai composite and the Shenzhen composite both opened the day with declines exceeding 3 percent.
The Shanghai index traded lower by 4.34 percent and Shenzhen was down about 5.52 percent.
In Europe, stocks were also sharply lower Thursday morning, with the Euro Stoxx 600 Index hitting its lowest level in more than 20 months. Technology stocks led the losses, down 3.2 percent, after a sharp sell-off for the same sector on Wall Street on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve, calling the central bank "crazy" for its insistence on hiking rates. Trump also commented on the plunge in markets, calling it a "correction that we've been waiting for for a long time."
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