{"id":2723,"date":"2026-03-02T16:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicowl.com\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:21:15","slug":"global-stocks-slide-as-tech-rout-and-china-slowdown-rattle-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicowl.com\/?p=2723","title":{"rendered":"Global Stocks Slide as Tech Rout and China Slowdown Rattle Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FTSE 100, Asian and U.S. Indexes Drop Amid Investor Caution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Global markets endured another turbulent session on Friday as a <strong>tech sell-off<\/strong> dragged Wall Street to its worst day in a month and fresh data from <strong>China<\/strong> revealed a record slump in fixed-asset investment. The double blow heightened investor anxiety over slowing global growth and fading hopes for near-term <strong>U.S. interest rate cuts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In London, the <strong>FTSE 100<\/strong> closed down <strong>1.1%<\/strong> \u2014 roughly 100 points lower at 9,698 \u2014 as banking heavyweights <strong>Barclays<\/strong>, <strong>Lloyds<\/strong> and <strong>NatWest<\/strong> slumped between 2.7% and 3.6%. The index had flirted with the 10,000-point mark earlier in the week before reversing course amid renewed risk aversion. Meanwhile, the <strong>pound<\/strong> weakened nearly 0.5% to <strong>$1.31<\/strong> after Chancellor <strong>Rachel Reeves<\/strong> abandoned plans to raise income tax rates in the upcoming budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wall Street Turbulence and Tech Sector Sell-Off<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. markets struggled to regain footing after Thursday\u2019s steep declines. The <strong>S&amp;P 500<\/strong> briefly dipped before closing flat, while the <strong>Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/strong> fell 0.7%. The <strong>Nasdaq Composite<\/strong> tumbled as much as 1.8% before clawing back losses to end up 0.1%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sell-off was led by <strong>Nvidia<\/strong>, which dropped 3.6% after reports that <strong>SoftBank<\/strong> had sold its entire stake in the $4.5 trillion AI giant. The move triggered a wave of profit-taking across the tech sector. Other chipmakers also sank: <strong>SK Hynix<\/strong> slid more than 6%, <strong>Samsung Electronics<\/strong> lost 4%, and <strong>Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company<\/strong> declined 1.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe S&amp;P 500 posted its worst day in over a month,\u201d said <strong>Jim Reid<\/strong> of Deutsche Bank. \u201cThe probability of a December rate cut has fallen sharply from about 59% midweek to 49% last night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Asia and Europe Follow Wall Street Lower<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The global sell-off rippled through Asia and Europe. The <strong>Stoxx 600<\/strong> fell 0.9%, while France\u2019s <strong>CAC 40<\/strong> dropped 0.54% and Germany\u2019s <strong>DAX<\/strong> lost nearly 0.9%. In Asia, Japan\u2019s <strong>Nikkei<\/strong> slid 1.8%, South Korea\u2019s <strong>KOSPI<\/strong> plunged 2.6%, and Australia\u2019s benchmark index fell 1.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markets in China also weakened following grim economic data. The <strong>National Bureau of Statistics<\/strong> reported that <strong>fixed-asset investment shrank 1.7%<\/strong> in the first ten months of 2025 \u2014 the steepest decline on record. The <strong>CSI 300<\/strong> dropped 0.7%, Hong Kong\u2019s <strong>Hang Seng<\/strong> fell 0.9%, and Taiwan\u2019s <strong>Taiex<\/strong> shed 1.4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExtraordinarily weak investment figures raised hopes of more stimulus from Chinese authorities,\u201d said <strong>Kyle Rodda<\/strong>, senior analyst at Capital.com. \u201cBut there was still a high degree of sluggishness in Asian risk assets amid fears of inadequate returns on AI investments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Economic and Political Headwinds Weigh on Sentiment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. investors also remain cautious amid the <strong>longest federal government shutdown in history<\/strong>, which has halted the release of key inflation and employment data. The uncertainty has added to volatility in equities and bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the U.K., 30-year government bond yields rose <strong>12 basis points<\/strong> as markets digested the fiscal implications of Reeves\u2019s tax reversal. Analysts warned that the move could complicate debt management and weigh on investor confidence heading into the <strong>November 26 budget<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deutsche Bank\u2019s Reid summarized the global mood: \u201cRelief over the end of the shutdown is competing with concerns over AI valuations and the Fed\u2019s next move. It\u2019s certainly been a volatile week in terms of sentiment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTSE 100, Asian and U.S. Indexes Drop Amid Investor Caution Global markets endured another turbulent session on Friday as a tech sell-off dragged Wall Street to its worst day in a month and fresh data from China revealed a record slump in fixed-asset investment. 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