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Stocks Boost with U.S. Equity Futures – Fed Decision

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Stocks Boost with U.S. Equity Futures – Fed DecisionStocks Boost with U.S. Equity Futures – Fed Decision

European stocks rose on U.S. futures. The treasury price continued its decline. Investors weighed the growing risk of inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine. Oil crushed profits. The dollar rose. The Stoxx Europe 600 index increased by 0.2%. The utility sector worked best while the technology was the worst. Shares in Russia have been promoted. They partially resumed trading after closing for almost a month.

Treasuries resumed decline, While the yield curve section reached the flattest level in the last 15 years. The inversion of parts of this curve indicates increasing risk of decreasing growth. In fact, Japan’s 10-year government bond yields rose to a level that forced the Bank of Japan to resume its unlimited fixed-rate bond-buying operations last month. The yen reached a six-year low.

Oil traded at about $115 a barrel. The U.S. and the E.U. are close to an agreement to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy. Also, U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to announce new sanctions on Russia. Nickel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose to the maximum daily limit, despite China’s cloudy short-term demand outlook due to COVID-19 restrictions.

According to some of the largest trading houses in the world, extreme volatility in commodity markets caused by conflict and global response leads to liquidity. Markets are shaking as Federal Reserve officials say they will not shy away from more aggressive action to reduce the fastest inflation in four decades. Commodity prices staged volatile stocks amid supply pressures and sanctions. In fact, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine show no sign of diminishing. Due to growing concerns about the impact on the global economy, investors find it challenging to identify shelters.

Fed and Stocks

Markets attach to these short topics, leading to significant price movements. According to experts, a recession can be avoided shortly. In addition, some equity investors see the Fed’s stricter stance on inflation as positive.

Among the most recent messages from Fed officials, the president of the San Francisco Fed noted that a 50 basis point increase in interest rates and a decision to cut the balance could be guaranteed at the next meeting in May. Also, Russia will resume trading on some local stocks on Thursday. This will complete the country’s record-breaking closure.

The ruble saw its most significant one-day rise after Russian President Putin continued his plans; dozens of countries had to use local currency to buy natural gas. Also, Concerned about Russia’s debt default, Severstal missed a deadline on Wednesday to pay $12.6 million in interest to bondholders.

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