US stocks closed with all three major indices falling, with the S&P Nasdaq index seeing its largest weekly decline in three months. Technology stocks weakened, with Tesla down more than 4%, Nvidia down more than 2%, and CrowdStrike down more than 11%.

Investors accelerated their escape from technology stocks, with stocks and bonds in Europe and the United States being hit hard for two days. This week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell by about 2% and 3.7%, respectively. The Nasdaq stopped its six-week continuous rise, while the Dow and small-cap indices rose by 0.7% and 1.7%, respectively. Chip stocks fell more than 3% on Friday and nearly 9% for the week. Nvidia also fell more than 8.7% for the past three months, making it the worst performer. The "seven sisters of technology" all fell for the week, and cybersecurity leader Crowdstrike, which triggered a global technology outage, fell 11% on Friday, the worst in nearly two years. The VIX panic index rose more than 32% for the week.

wallstreetcnJul 19 21:32 ET

Two officials of the Federal Reserve indicated that it is necessary to reform the discount window tool.

Boorman, a director of the Federal Reserve, and Logan, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, suggested that the Federal Reserve should assess to what extent its emergency lending tools can meet the liquidity needs of the banking system, implying the need to reform the discount window.

Zhitong FinanceJul 19 01:22 ET

Underlying Details of 20-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Auction Were Strong

0605 GMT - Demand for the U.S. Treasury's $13 billion auction of 20-year bonds on Wednesday slowed from the previous auction, which had particularly strong statistics, but the underlying details

WSJJul 18 02:15 ET

Greater Prospects of Trump Winning Election Could Push Up U.S. Treasury Yields -- Market Talk

A potentially higher possibility of Donald Trump winning the November presidential elections following an assasination attempt against him over the weekend could drive up U.S. Treasury yields, especially long-dated yields, UniCredit Research analysts say in a note.

WSJJul 15 05:00 ET

Trump Shooting Offers Test for Stock Market as Investors Weigh His Election Odds Now

Markets have been taking their cue from the probability of Trump's election victory.

MarketWatchJul 14 20:24 ET

It's Time for the Fed to End the Waiting Game

Why wait until September? That is the question hanging over markets after Thursday's surprisingly weak inflation reading. There doesn't seem to be much reason for the Federal Reserve

WSJJul 12 13:57 ET