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But as the country's post-pandemic recovery continues to struggle, consumption has flagged, sending jitters across the globe.

“But we don’t think it will solve all the stock market’s problems as issues like stretched valuations, the peak in earnings sentiment, and AI jitters are likely to remain,” she added.

Overall solid corporate earnings also didn’t prevent jitters around stock valuations and artificial-intelligence spending plans from returning, as well as concerns about when large tech companies might earn a return on those AI investments.

Most bourses declined, taking their cue from Wall Street’s tech-driven fall in the prior session, amidst jitters about soaring valuations tied to AI and uncertainty regarding Federal Reserve rates.

The market’s jitters are being exacerbated by concerns about the Fed’s willingness to keep cutting rates amid a lack of economic data caused by the government shutdown.