TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond (JGB) yields dropped sharply on Tuesday, as U.S. Treasury yields fell overnight and losses in Japan and U.S. equities boosted appetite for safe-haven debt. The 10-year JGB yield fell 5 basis points to 1.525% in its biggest daily fall since January 16. The five-year yield fell 6 bps to 1.105% in its...

The stock market experienced a turbulent day, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices hitting six-month lows amidst growing fears of a potential recession. The Nasdaq 100 saw the steepest declines, led by tech companies such as Tesla and Palantir ( PLTR ). This downturn was fueled by concerns over the U.S. economy, with President Donald Trump referring to the...

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - Hedge funds unwound positions in single stocks on Friday at the largest amount in over two years, with some activity comparable to March 2020, when portfolio managers cut market exposure during the pandemic, Goldman Sachs ( GS ) said in a note on Monday. U.S. major stock indexes plummeted on Friday, with the Nasdaq...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Analysts at Citi downgraded their U.S. stocks recommendation to neutral and upgraded China, figuring the U.S. economy may no longer outpace the rest of the world in the coming months. We had not fully implemented our view that U.S. exceptionalism is at least pausing, but this has become clearer, Citi's global head of macro, asset allocation and...