The Dow slid more than 600 points despite a rate cut, as Powell acknowledged limits on the Fed's ability to blunt coronavirus impact
U.S. stocks and government bond yields slid Tuesday after the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut failed to assuage money managers fearful of the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic.
Markets were volatile after the Fed’s announcement. Stocks initially shot higher, propelling the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 300 points. But within 15 minutes, stocks’ initial gains gave way to jerky up-and-down trading action—with the blue-chip average and Treasury yields tumbling after Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged...
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