--- title: "Economic barometer \"flashes red\": US stock industrial giants collectively fall into technical adjustment, has Wall Street sensed the breath of recession?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/280859332.md" description: "Major industrial and transportation stocks in the United States have collectively entered a technical adjustment, with the S&P 500 Industrial Index falling by 1.3%, a cumulative decline of nearly 11% from its historical high. The market is concerned about the impact of the Middle East conflict on the economy, as rising prices will suppress consumption and economic growth. Most industrial stocks have declined, and investors are increasingly pessimistic about the economic outlook. Soaring energy prices may raise costs, limit the central bank's room for interest rate cuts, and affect demand in construction and transportation" datetime: "2026-03-28T02:11:04.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280859332.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280859332.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280859332.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/280859332.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/280859332.md) # Economic barometer "flashes red": US stock industrial giants collectively fall into technical adjustment, has Wall Street sensed the breath of recession? According to Zhitong Finance APP, major industrial and transportation stocks in the United States have collectively entered a technical adjustment, as ongoing conflicts in the Middle East raise increasing concerns about the economy, signaling a red light for the entire U.S. stock market. On Friday, the S&P 500 Industrial Index fell by 1.3%, with a cumulative decline approaching 11% from the historical closing high set on March 2. Generally, a drop of 10% or more from a recent peak is defined as a technical adjustment. Earlier this month, the index briefly fell into the adjustment range but did not close below that threshold. Max Kettner, Chief Multi-Asset Strategist at HSBC, stated, "Investors' reactions are somewhat rational; they are assessing which sectors face the greatest pressure from rising input costs." He pointed out that the market is also concerned that rising prices will suppress consumption and economic growth, thereby dragging down the performance of related companies. Among the index constituents, all but one stock have declined this month. The only stock that rose is Emcor Group Inc. (EME.US), with a cumulative increase of about 1.1%. Meanwhile, in the latest round of widespread selling, few sectors in the U.S. stock market have been spared. On Friday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index also fell into the adjustment range, with the momentum of large tech stocks, which have led the market for most of the past three years, rapidly diminishing. ![image.png](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://img.zhitongcaijing.com/image/20260328/1774662840312818.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) In January and February of this year, as investors withdrew from tech stocks and bet that manufacturers would benefit from strong economic growth, industrial stocks surged. However, now, companies viewed as barometers of the overall economy, from machinery giant Caterpillar (CAT.US) to package delivery company FedEx (FDX.US), are facing fierce selling, reflecting Wall Street's increasingly bleak expectations for the U.S. and global economic outlook. Investors are worried that soaring energy prices will drive up costs and suppress demand in sectors such as construction and freight transportation, thereby dragging down economic growth. Persistently high inflation will also limit the central bank's ability to cut interest rates, which not only further squeezes consumers but also subjects capital-intensive manufacturing companies to high borrowing costs. High-fuel-consumption airlines are highly sensitive to oil prices, and since late February, this sector has seen significant declines within the industrial index. Consumers rushed to buy tickets before rising fuel prices pushed up ticket costs, but in the long run, once the economy is impacted, travel demand will inevitably suffer. However, the industrial sector has still maintained an upward trend this year. Mark Hackett, Chief Market Strategist at Nationwide, pointed out that the sector's performance this month has lagged the overall market by less than three percentage points. 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