Time to get started: Before the current correction, there were many warnings of a crash
Time to get started: Before the current correction, there were many warnings of a crash
Comparatively harmless to the sell-off on the US stock exchanges, where the US leading index Dow Jones went out of trading with a minus of 4.6 percent at 24,345.75 points.
“” Many investors have fallen into a real panic, “commented stock market expert Thomas Altmann from the investment house QC Partners. “What is happening today can be described as a crash.” “Daniel Saurenz from the analysis company Feingold Research does not see it that black. We did not experience a “” Black Monday “” but a “” dark gray Monday “”.
After the initial panic, it was clear: German investors are keeping their nerve. Martin Utschneider from the private bank Donner Reuschel spoke of “” irrational movements “”. The overall upward movement of the DAX since 2009 is still intact. So just a correction and not a harbinger of a global stock market crash?
Why did the share price fall?
Fears of inflation: Wage growth in the US was stronger than expected. Good news for Americans. Bad news for inflation. It is feared that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in order to dampen price increases. But that in turn makes money and credit more expensive and inhibits growth. Higher interest costs and rising wages reduce the company’s profit development.
Trading on autopilot: A large part of the financial markets is now controlled by computer programs and virtually on autopilot. That means: If certain price marks are broken, an automated sales process begins, in which important thresholds are broken down again. (more…)