Why Markets Fell After US Rate Cut
Published / Last Updated on 31/07/2019
Why did stock markets fall after US interest rate cut? Federal Reserve Deputy Chair said: "This is not the beginning of a long series of interest rate cuts."
The $ strengthened rather than weakening to drive markets down. A reverse of what investors were expecting as the Fed seems to be putting a cap on future interest rate increases.
A stronger $ means US imports are cheaper and US exports are more expensive.
In turn, US may have to cut prices of exports which may have a knock on effect for US economy as a whole.
Quite the reverse and not what was expected.
