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Ahead of statistics revealing how much a weakening economy is impacting U.S. residents’ robust spending, Wall Street is swaying on Monday. After concluding its second consecutive week of losses, the S&P 500 opened almost unchanged, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 66 points, or 0.2%, to close at 33,234.

Companies that announced acquisitions of rivals caused some of the most abrupt movements, such as an 8.7% decline for energy business Oneok after it announced the acquisition of Magellan Midstream Partners.

The U.S. Shoppers

The bigger market was surprisingly quiet despite the continued pressure on Wall Street from a number of worries, including the worry that a recession would occur later this year, flaws in the U.S. banking system, and the possibility that the U.S. government will default on its debt as soon as June 1. Despite all the difficulties, a strong employment market has enabled American consumers to maintain their spending levels.

On Tuesday, the government will release data on the growth of retail sales nationwide in the previous month. A number of significant merchants will also release data on their individual first-quarter profits.

  • Ahead of statistics revealing how much a weakening economy is impacting U.S. residents’ robust spending.
  • A number of significant merchants will also release data on their individual first-quarter profits.
  • Some smaller and mid-sized banks have suffered particularly from high-interest rates.

Democrats and Republicans are debating whether an increase should be linked to reductions in government spending in the majority of S&P businesses, and Wall Street anticipates that the two sides will eventually reach an agreement.

After a brief decline in response to yet another depressing data on the US industrial sector, Treasury yields increased. In the late hours of Friday, the 10-year Treasury yield increased once more, rising to 3.49%. The yield on two-year Treasury bonds increased by 0.01% to 4.00%.

Some smaller and mid-sized banks have suffered particularly from high-interest rates. Customers are leaving because of high-interest rates, which also diminish the value of investments banks made when rates were lower.

Since March, three prominent banks have failed as a result of this, and Wall Street is looking for any other weak points. After falling 21% last week, PacWest Bancorp. rebounded 7.5%, and Japan‘s Nikkei 225 climbed 0.8% in response to solid corporate earnings reports and indications of inflationary pressures.

The Group of Seven leading nations’ finance ministers urged caution and noted that despite recent bank failures in the US and Europe, financial systems have shown resilience.

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