Stock Markets Today – 7/1: Stocks Slide, Treasury Yields Tumble, Following Worst First Half On Wall Street In 50 Years

By Martin Baccardax Wall Street kicked-off the second half of the year much as it ended the first: focused in the impact inflation will have on growth prospects for the world’s biggest economy. U.S. equity futures traded lower Friday as markets kicked-off the second half of the trading year in much the same way the exited the first: focused in the impact inflation will have on growth prospects for the world’s biggest economy. The S&P 500, the broadest measure of U.S. stocks, ended the first half with a 20.58% decline, entrenching the benchmark in bear market territory and capping the worst Jan…

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