Stocks are slipping on Wall Street after a big jump last week on hopes for more interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.

Stocks edged downwards on Monday after earlier rallies in Europe and Asia, investors locking in gains fuelled by the clear shift toward lower rates by the US Federal Reserve.

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