Dow Tumbles Over 700 Points Amid Tariff Concerns: Investor Sentiment Declines, Greed Index Moves To 'Extreme Fear' Zone

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index moved to the “Extreme Fear” zone on Friday.

U.S. stocks settled lower on Friday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 700 points during the session as investors assessed recent tariff-related news.

Earlier on Friday, the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge, the core Personal Consumption Expenditure price index, rose 2.8% on an annual basis in February, surprising estimates of 2.7%.

Investor anxiety deepened following the latest University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, which showed 5-year forward inflation expectations jumping to 4.1%, a 0.2-point increase ...