# Global stocks dive on growth concerns, doubts over trade truce

> Global stocks fell on December 4, 2018, on growth concerns and doubts over the US-China trade truce. Investors also worried about the inversion of the short end of the US Treasury yield curve.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6924-global-stocks-dive-on-growth-concerns-doubts-over-trade-truce
- Commodities: [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker growth expectations and risk-off sentiment can pressure industrial commodity and energy demand, with knock-on effects on feed input costs.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2017-05-24 | [China Downgrade Trims Stocks, Yuan as Moody's Cautions on Growth and Debt - TheStreet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10568-china-downgrade-trims-stocks-yuan-as-moody-s-cautions-on-growth-and-debt.md) | -1.1% | -0.9% |
| USDCNY | 2018-06-27 | [Yuan Sell-Off Gathers Pace On Economy, Trade Fears - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8530-yuan-sell-off-gathers-pace-on-economy-trade-fears-caixin-global.md) | +0.9% | +2.9% |
| USDCNY | 2022-10-22 | [Yuan Falls to Lowest Level Since 2008 on Hawkish Fed and Growth Risks - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6934-yuan-falls-to-lowest-level-since-2008-on-hawkish-fed-and-growth-risks-caixin.md) | +0.1% | -1.0% |
| USDCNY | 2021-07-28 | [International investor concerns mount over China's tech rout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46286-international-investor-concerns-mount-over-china-s-tech-rout.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| USDCNY | 2022-11-09 | [Yuan slips as weak inflation fans growth concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6250-yuan-slips-as-weak-inflation-fans-growth-concerns-markets-business-recorder.md) | -2.1% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets/world-stocks-shrivel-as-trade-truce-doubts-economic-woes-gather-idUSKBN1O303D/

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