US Markets Suffer The Worst Day In 2025 Yet, Dow Jones, Nasdaq Collapse Amid Trump-Induced Uncertainty & Fears Of Recession

The US markets collapsed in the intraday trade on Monday, March 10. This was the worst trading day at Wall Street in 2025 yet.

Chaos At Wall Street

Donald Trump's masthead policy, if described in one phrase, would be best encapsulated in his trade mark 'America First' moto. However, the recent development, ever since Trump took office in January has shown us that putting America first in the guise of the 47th president comes at a cost, without yielding the desired result.

The policy, more specifically trade policy oriented toward tariffs, and Trump's endless flip-flops on the subject have rattled the United States economy, and this is more visible in the coveted US equity markets.

While the markets experienced ups and downs in the previous trading week, this week has gotten off to an even more challenging start.

Dow Jones Industrial Average

The marquee index Dow Jones Industrial Average, which started much lower than its previous closing on Friday, closed the day in deep red with cuts amounting to a mammoth 2.08 per cent or 890.01 points.

This took the overall value of the index to 41,911.71 points.

S&P 500

When it comes to the S&P 500, this index also suffered majorly. The index shrunk to 5,614.56 points at the end of the day.

This came ot pass after a colossal decline of 2.70 per cent or 155.64 points by the end of the trading session.

Nasdaq Composite

When it comes to the Nasdaq Composite, the index had the worst day in weeks, as it suffered the worst fate of all the major indices.

The tech-heavy index closed with gargantuan losses of 4.00 per cent or 727.90 points. This meant the overall value of the index dropped to 17,468.32 points.

Recession Fears

Apart from the uncertainty and the subsequent doubt induced by the US administration's policies or lack of it, fears of recession have also loomed large over the global economic and business paradigm.

While many such estimates (predicting recession) in the previous years, particularly 2023 and 2024, over a potential slowdown were wiped away due to resilience in the global economy, those concerns have now once again found momentum.

Whether recession is knocking on the door of the world economy is something that is yet to be fully determined, yet the chaos that has come to pass is for real.