The stock market finished the first week of May with minor losses, but it was not subtle. The three major indexes started the week with three straight positive sessions, then suffered a sharp selloff after investors decided the Federal Reserve's policy tightening cycle ahead was still very hawkish, even as Chairman Powell took the potential for a 75-basis point rate hikes off the table.

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U.S. equity markets broadly tumbled to their worst levels on the year last week as earnings results from several tech heavyweights fell short of expectations and bond yields crept higher ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

The Dow Jones average suffered its worst drop since October 2020 on Friday, capping a fourth straight weekly decline, as mostly positive earnings reports failed to ease fears of rising inflation.

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