In recent weeks, the economic news for the US markets has been dominated by negative headlines: the problems of the Chinese real estate company Evergrande and the implosion of big tech stocks are just two examples. In terms of financial policy, the US was worried about national bankruptcy: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that if the US’s solvency was not regulated within the next few days, the American economy was threatened with recession. As a result, Congress raised the debt ceiling. But only temporarily until December. So the trembling continues.
Above all, the global energy crisis, which is driving the prices for gas, coal and oil to new records, combined with global supply bottlenecks, is putting a strain on the margins of US corporations and important indices. Shortly before the start of the reporting season, Handelsblatt stock exchange expert Markus Koch gives an overview of the mood on Wall Street. He explains how investors can deal with the volatile market in order to protect their portfolio – and why all the fear factors are jeopardizing the year-end rally.
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