World markets shaken over fears of U.S. recession as sell-offs deepen

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28 points·uladzislau··9 comments

From what I've already read and have been continuing to research, there are two major motions moving the markets today. Japan's yen was so heavily traded into USD for options and calls (and shorts), which now with their interest hike has them scrambling to cover the loans on foreign exchange. This is a big part of the selloff.

Secondly, there are swaths, and swaths, and swaths of debt that are due in short term, namely Q4 dependent (big lenders) and it is very unlikely they'll get paid. The credit markets are in shambles right now.

Good luck to all of us this is going to spread to all markets and due to US fear and panic, along with the political battles, this isn't going to end well any time soon.

[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41158824

Looked like things might have been not-so-bad a few hours ago. I wonder what changed.

Natural buying after a moment of panic selling.

Whether or not the rebound holds is a different story.

Why did this happen seemingly suddenly?

Welcome to the stock market.

Gains happen slowly, crashes happen suddenly.

> It was the first chance for traders in Tokyo to react to a Friday jobs report that showed hiring by U.S. employers slowed last month by much more than expected.

> The unemployment rate’s jump to 4.3% in July crossed a tripwire that historically has signaled recession

The finance sites that hit my feet are talking about the the Yen carry trade

One missed jobs report is a convenient reason, but I don't think that's it. Investors were upset the Fed didn't cut rates just before that report dropped, so they're doing a collective sell-off to force the Fed's hand.

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