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The S&P 500 slipped 0.48% and the Nasdaq lost 0.56% as warnings from leading AI executives triggered a global selloff in chip and AI-linked shares. Nvidia fell 3.4% and the Philadelphia semiconductor index dropped 5.9%.
The benchmark yield moved above 5% for the first time since 2023 before easing to about 4.98%. Higher oil prices, sticky inflation and heavy borrowing kept pressure on bonds ahead of the Fed meeting.
Oil rises again as Middle East supply risks persist
Brent settled 1% higher at $105.68 after approaching $110 as new strikes on Saudi energy infrastructure and attacks on shipping reinforced supply concerns. A key Saudi pipeline is expected to remain mostly unavailable for weeks.
Fed meeting begins with a rate increase widely expected
The Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting today. Traders are assigning roughly a 90% chance to a quarter-point increase on Wednesday as policymakers confront stubborn inflation and the renewed oil shock.
Software rebounds while semiconductor shares retreat
ServiceNow gained 7.4%, Adobe rose 5.3% and Workday added 4.6%, helping broader market breadth even as Nvidia, Micron, Broadcom and AMD fell sharply. More S&P 500 stocks advanced than declined despite the index loss.
Gold and silver retreat as yields and the dollar firm
December gold settled at $4,351.90, down 1.29%, while silver finished at $63.513, down 1.61%. Rising yields and expectations for a Fed increase outweighed demand for precious metals as a geopolitical hedge.
Friday's hardware rally turned into a broad semiconductor selloff: Nvidia lost 3.4% and the chip index fell 5.9%, while recently pressured software shares rebounded.
The policy statement and new economic projections arrive at 14:00 ET, followed by Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference at 14:30 ET. Markets broadly expect a quarter-point increase, but guidance on further moves will matter most.