The stock market now plunges amid fears of a painful jobs report, leading investors to dump risk assets, media reports.
Stocks are facing challenges on Thursday as investors sold off riskier assets amid growing concerns about the U.S. economic outlook ahead of Friday’s key labor report.
The Nasdaq Composite remained close to unchanged after initially rising by more than 1% earlier in the day.
The S&P 500 fell by more than 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 330 points, or 0.8%.
However, the S&P 500 is down more than -2% in the past five trading days.
“We’re currently experiencing yet another mini growth scare,” noted Arun Sai, a senior multi-asset strategist at Pictet Asset Management.
New labor market data released on Thursday provided mixed signals regarding the U.S. economy, raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve is lagging behind on rate cuts.
Private payroll growth was the weakest since 2021, increasing concerns about a slowing labor market.
However, weekly unemployment claims decreased from the previous week.
The market has been particularly sensitive to potential growth concerns in recent weeks, as seen in Tuesday’s sell-off following disappointing manufacturing data.
This has led to increased scrutiny on labor market indicators, with everyone anticipating Friday’s August nonfarm payroll report.
A weak report from July heightened recession fears and contributed to significant volatility in August.
Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial, commented, “It’s a very narrow range.
If the labor data significantly deviates from expectations tomorrow, we could see substantial moves in either direction.
Any divergence may lead to increased volatility.”
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JPMorgan now takes an 8-figure loss after unloading real estate in a deal with a ‘mega landlord’, several new reports are confirming.
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly sold a significant real estate investment in Los Angeles, California, incurring an eight-figure loss.
The bank’s Investment Management division disposed of a large apartment complex with retail space located in the Little Tokyo area, partnering with a “mega landlord,” as reported by The Real Deal.
The complex, situated at 232 East 2nd Street, was purchased for around $116 million in February 2020 but was recently sold for $86.1 million, resulting in a loss of $29.9 million.
This sale highlights the ongoing challenges in the commercial real estate market, which is grappling with higher interest rates.
The situation in the market is particularly stark with recent office building sales reflecting low occupancy rates.
For example, a prominent building in St. Louis sold for just $3.6 million last month, a steep drop from its 2006 price of $205 million.
Additionally, Allstate sold a building in Chicago for about $11 million, down from its purchase price of $29.7 million in 2022.
US banks are increasingly looking to reduce their exposure to commercial real estate loans, with reports indicating that institutions like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Capital One have been selling loans in major markets like New York, San Francisco, and Boston.
In this particular transaction, JPMorgan sold the entire complex to FPA Multifamily, a firm that owns approximately 770 properties nationwide and has been actively acquiring real estate during the market downturn.
FPA has reportedly engaged in about $24 billion worth of real estate transactions in the US.
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