Major U.S. and European stock indexes continued to decline on Thursday amid growing fears of recession. The second quarter was not too good for them - the losses of the Dow Jones and S&P 500, as well as indices in Europe during this period may be the maximum since 2020, according to Prime news agency. For the NASDAQ, on the other hand, they are likely to be the highest since 2008. In addition, the dynamics of the S & P 500 in the first half of the year was the worst since 1970. At the same time 72% of investors surveyed by Deutsche Bank, expect it to fall by more than 20% (already reached since January), notes The Wall Street Journal. The risk of recession is increasingly worrying market participants around the world. As shown by the above-mentioned survey, about 90% of investors expect its occurrence in the United States before the end of 2023. At closing the Dow Jones lost 0.80%, S&P 500 lost 0.86%, NASDAQ lost 1.33%, during the day the fall on the American platforms reached 2%. DAX Germany was down 1.69%, FTSE 100 UK - 1.96%, CAC 40 France - 1.80%.