US Stocks Extend Losing Run as Geopolitics Dampens Investor Mood
Governor of the US Federal Reserve Christopher Waller
Photographer: Bess Adler/BloombergUS stocks ended the week with losses as investors assessed the latest geopolitical developments and tried to determine the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index finished Friday’s session down 0.4% in New York after gaining as much as 0.8% earlier in the day. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index closed 0.2% lower. The Cboe VIX Index hovered around 21.