Focus: Are falling US markets an equity event after a blockbuster August or more?

Focus: Are falling US markets an equity event after a blockbuster August or more?

Focus: Are falling US markets an equity event after a blockbuster August or more?

Focus: Are falling US markets an equity event after a blockbuster August or more?

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Focus: Are falling US markets an equity event after a blockbuster August or more?

Updated 04 September 2020

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The week that was:

In August, US stock markets had their strongest rally in 34 years. On Thursday the Nasdaq fell by 5 percent and the S&P 500 by 3.5 percent. Asian markets followed the downturn with Alibaba, Tencent and others losing in value.

Oil prices are set for the first weekly decline since the end of July and the biggest weekly fall since early June following developments like the stock market declines in the US, a stronger dollar and economies still struggling with COVID-19. Oversupply remains a