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Frankfurt/London/New York – Global markets were sent into a tailspin today following hawkish monetary policy decisions from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. Germany's DAX index suffered its steepest decline since last July, as hopes for an imminent interest rate cut, fueled by comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, were dashed. Instead, hints of a prolonged restrictive monetary policy stance dampened investor sentiment. The DAX closed 2.30% lower at 18,083.05 points, eroding nearly eight percent of its year-to-date gains. The MDAX and EuroStoxx 50 also experienced significant losses. The gloomy mood wasn't confined to Frankfurt. Both London and New York markets closed sharply lower, despite the Bank of England's first interest rate increase since the onset of the inflationary wave. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 each lost around 1.3% by the close of European trading. Analysts attributed the market's violent swings to heightened inve...

The DAX, a titan of European finance, was shattered into pieces on Friday morning. Its fall below the 18,000-point threshold sent shockwaves reverberating through global markets. The aftershocks of Thursday's seismic market drop were amplified, as investors grappled with the stark reality of a deepening crisis. Disastrous earnings from the tech behemoths and the specter of a looming recession cast a long, dark shadow over the market. The German index shed a steep 1.29% to 17,850 points in the immediate aftermath of the Xetra market open, compounding the previous day's 2.3% loss. August was off to a dismal start, and there was no respite in sight. The MDax, tracking mid-cap companies, tumbled 1.72% to 24,571 points, while the EuroStoxx 50, the eurozone's leading index, sank 0.8%. The contagion spread to US and Asian markets, as investors grappled with the fallout. Japan's Nikkei index plummeted nearly six percent, following a 1.2% decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Aver...