Wall St Week Ahead ‘Robust’ corporate cash may buoy stocks after rocky quarter – Reuters
- Date: 01-Apr-2022
- Source: Reuters
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Wall St Week Ahead ‘Robust’ corporate cash may buoy stocks after rocky quarter – Reuters
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - As the U.S. stock market ends a rocky first quarter, investors are looking at what could support equities in the coming months - with high cash levels at companies one potential boost as executives deploy resources for share buybacks, dividends or deals.
The S&P 500 posted its first quarterly loss since the beginning of the pandemic, although it rebounded in March, reducing the benchmark index's year-to-date decline to about 5% from as much as 12.5% at the quarter's low point. read more
The outlook for stocks is still threatened by rising interest rates as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy, as well as by spiking inflation and uncertainty over the war in Ukraine. The ability of companies to deploy cash could help soothe investors about some of that unease.
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