Friday’s drop in the S&P 500 came in a global rout after data reinforced concern about a slowdown in China and European car sales fell for a third month. Not even signs of easing trade tensions could bolster investors. With China’s economy showing signs of slowing, even solid U.S. data hasn’t been enough to spark stock gains. The Treasury will sell $39 billion of three-month bills and $36 billion of six-month bills Monday. The government will auction eight-week bills, four-week bills and $14 billion of TIPS Thursday.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2018 23:58 UTC