Wall St. Tumbles Amid AI Sell-off & Fed Jitters š
⢠Wall Street posted its steepest daily percentage decline in over a month, driven by a broad sell-off and investors scaling back expectations for a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in December. ⢠Index Performance: ⢠S&P 500 fell 1.66% to 6,737.49. ⢠Nasdaq dropped 2.29% to 22,870.36. ⢠Dow Jones declined 1.65% to 47,457.22. ⢠Key Drivers/Sectors: ⢠Losses were led by Consumer Discretionary (-2.73%) and Information Technology (-2.37%). ⢠AI heavyweights like Nvidia (-3.6%), Tesla (-6.6%), and Broadcom (-4.3%) saw steep declines amid fears over high valuations. ⢠Monetary Policy Outlook: Financial market odds for a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut in December dropped significantly to ~47% (down from 70% last week), as Fed officials express continued caution over inflation and labor market stability.