Recap August 18: Worst Day for Stocks since 2019 – New Zealand Makes Bitcoin Legal (Recap Ep032)

In this recap, we find that U.S. stock markets had their worst drop of the year on Wednesday, with the Dow dropping 800 points or 3%. The U.S. trade war with China has been a central concern in recent days, but the U.S. Treasury yield inversion between the 2- & 10-year notes, had greatly raised the fears of a recession among investors. World stocks were rising Friday morning as expectations grew of further stimulus by central banks, offsetting worries about slowing global [...]