Earnings season figures and concerns about U.S. banks move markets in the U.S.

At yesterday’s close, the U.S. index S&P 500 began a consolidation and, after positive price values since the middle of the month, a significant downward movement. In the process, the largest of the three best-known stock indices in the USA slumped by almost 1.6%. The Nasdaq 100, the tech index, even lost almost 1.9% on…