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Stocks fade yesterday's post-FOMC rally, SNB shocker, bitcoin hovers above USD 20k

Central banks continue hawkish stance Wall Street was quick to fade yesterday’s post-FOMC rally as the other major central banks are turning very hawkish with their respective inflation battles. Traders paid special attention to a surprise rate hike by the SNB, which paved the way for more increases in the foreseeable future. The BOE also took rates to the highest levels since 2009 and will likely not be easing up anytime soon with their tightening cycle.

16-06-2022 17:08 GMT by Edward Moya

Is a recession now inevitable?

Equity markets are experiencing another day of pain on Thursday as central banks continue to signal a willingness to sacrifice the economy in order to get inflation under control. Drama from the central banks Central banks are full of surprises this week whether it's the Fed accepting a recession as the cost of price stability, the SNB raising rates by 50 basis points out of nowhere, the ECB holding an emergency meeting or the BoE seemingly crossing its fingers and hoping 11% inflation goes away

16-06-2022 11:52 GMT by Craig Erlam

Markets like their rate hikes rare

Wall Street up, US dollar down after Fed's 0.75% hike Unless you were living on Mars, and even there they probably heard the news, the FOMC hiked the Fed Funds rate by 0.75% overnight to a target range of 1.50%-1.75%, as anticipated by the market. The Fed downgraded its US growth forecasts for 2022 and 2023 but remained adamant there would be no recession.

16-06-2022 06:21 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

ECB calms markets ahead of the Fed

We're seeing a modest recovery in equity markets ahead of some key central bank meetings but investors remain wary of what's to come. It's become very clear that central banks are going to have to be very aggressive in countering mounting price pressures around the globe and that the probability of recessions has increased. Stagflation is not yet here but the risks around it have risen considerably in recent months which makes central bank responses all the more critical.

15-06-2022 11:26 GMT by Craig Erlam

Morning rebound faded as PPI remains elevated, Oracle impresses, MicroStrategy all-in on bitcoin, bitcoin holding above USD20k

Wall Street was quick to fade the morning rebound that stemmed a modest improvement with producer prices, possibly providing some hope that core inflation continues to ease for businesses. Wholesale prices are still climbing higher and while they are slightly off the record annual pace, this report does not change anything for the Fed. Aggressive tightening over the next handful of policy meetings is the only course of action for the Fed. PPI PPI rose 0.8% for the month and 10.8% over the pas

14-06-2022 13:20 GMT by Edward Moya

Anxiety heightened ahead of the Fed

European stocks are tumbling again on Tuesday, while US futures are marginally higher ahead of the open after a terrible start to the week. Markets await FOMC meeting The mood has turned very negative since the latter half of last week, with the ECB initially leaving investors in a haze and the US inflation data on Friday delivering the knockout blow. While Wall Street is eyeing a marginally higher open, I'm far from convinced it can maintain that ahead of the Fed decision tomorrow. Expectations

14-06-2022 09:51 GMT by Craig Erlam

The bears come out to play

Equity markets jittery, US dollar soars Things didn’t improve from Friday overnight in New York, as the market scrambled to price in a 0.75% by the FOMC, whose two-day meeting starts today. Among the biggest casualties were the bond market, where yields soared, and the 2/10-year tenor spent part of the day inverted.

14-06-2022 02:59 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

US Close: Panic ahead of the Fed, S&P 500 back in Bear Market, King Dollar, Oil market to remain very tight, Gold weakens, Crypto crash

US stocks only had one way to go after inflation fears intensified and raised the risk of stronger tightening by the Fed and a much sooner recession. Wall Street is facing a plethora of negative headlines, but the problem is that until we see a deterioration with credit conditions and market functioning, the Fed has the greenlight to tighten as much as possible to get inflation under control. An ugly inflation report is being followed by a ‘ferocious’ COVID outbreak in Beijing that will weigh

13-06-2022 16:40 GMT by Edward Moya

Action-packed start

We're only a few hours into trading on Monday and already it's been action-packed across the board, setting us up for another blockbuster week. We'll start with equity markets which are in freefall as the reality of high inflation, even faster monetary tightening and a cost-of-living crisis really kick in. Investors spent the last couple of weeks of May asking themselves whether the worst is priced in and they very much now have their answer. We all sensed the change in tone from ECB President L

13-06-2022 11:20 GMT by Craig Erlam

Black Monday

A market perpetually looking for reasons to temper Federal Reserve hiking expectations (so they can buy equities), had those quashed on Friday. US headline inflation accelerated to 8.60% YoY from 8.30% previously, with core inflation holding at 6.0%, slightly lower than April’s 6.2%.

13-06-2022 05:05 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Market Insights Podcast (Episode 340)

Jonny Hart speaks to APAC Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley about news impacting the market and the week ahead. It has been a Bonfire of Vanities in Asia today as equities tumble and the crypto meltdown continues. We start the podcast off with a recap of Friday's torrid session post the US inflation data.

13-06-2022 02:45 GMT by Jeffrey Halley

Risk aversion sweeps across Europe

We're seeing no shortage of risk-aversion in European markets at the end of the week while US futures are treading water after the hotly-anticipated inflation data. European stocks are suffering an ECB hangover as a hawkish Christine Lagarde warned about the danger of inflation and the need to act straight away. Well, almost straight away.

10-06-2022 09:25 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks drop after ECB and ahead of potentially hot CPI report, bitcoin stuck at $30k

US stocks declined as global bond yields rose after the ECB prepared markets for a rate hiking cycle and on growing nervousness that tomorrow’s CPI data will clearly show inflation isn’t near peaking. The outlook is darkening and that might be how the argument for the Fed to pause in September begins.

09-06-2022 14:31 GMT by Edward Moya

ECB hints at super-sized hikes

European stocks are tumbling on Thursday as the ECB laid the groundwork for multiple rate hikes over the coming months. In keeping with President Lagarde's blog post a few weeks ago, the statement that accompanied the initial decision was very clear and specific as to the actions it intends to take over the next few months and beyond. What's more, Lagarde was very clear in what it would take for the ECB to join the 50 basis point club in September.

09-06-2022 11:34 GMT by Craig Erlam

Stocks waver as traders fixate over inflation, bitcoin stuck around 30k

US stocks are wavering as surging oil prices and widespread inflation have many traders worried that the Fed may maintain its current tightening pace beyond the summer and that could trigger a much sooner economic growth deterioration. The US economy is not going to have an imminent economic slowdown, but fears are growing that if inflation doesn’t peak until the fall, Wall Street may have underpriced how much tightening the Fed will have to do. Stocks will remain choppy until Friday’s inflati

08-06-2022 14:29 GMT by Edward Moya

Markets fluctuate ahead of ECB

Stock markets have endured another negative day in Europe as investors await tomorrow's hotly-anticipated ECB meeting. Much like the other two days this week, it's hard to read too much into today's trading as there's very little of note driving it. And with the ECB tomorrow, US inflation on Friday and the Fed next week, there are far more pressing matters ahead than the selection of headlines of recent days. The World Bank warning of potential recessions.

08-06-2022 14:07 GMT by Craig Erlam

Another bleak target outlook, World Bank worries about stagflation, bitcoin tumbles

World Bank warns about stagflation US stocks teetered as traders digested another profit warning from Target and a dire outlook from the World Bank. The story behind Target is not surprising to anyone as many retailers have been talking about persistent supply chain issues and as a shift in spending from goods to services.

07-06-2022 15:25 GMT by Edward Moya

RBA joins super-sized club

Stock markets are back in the red on Tuesday, giving back the bulk of Monday's gains in a sign of ongoing uncertainty as to the direction of equity markets and the economy. There is clearly appetite at these levels but that's not being backed up by momentum of any kind. Hardly surprising given the sheer uncertainty around inflation, interest rates and the economy.

07-06-2022 09:34 GMT by Craig Erlam

Boris faces no-confidence vote

Stock markets are off to a decent start this week with Europe posting almost 2% gains and the US not far behind. Fluctuations in the markets are so frequent and large that I struggle to get particularly excited about days like today. On the face of it, these are very decent gains.

06-06-2022 13:21 GMT by Craig Erlam

Week Ahead - ECB to set up a July hike and US inflation nears peak

A strong nonfarm payroll report means that the Fed won’t be pausing their interest rate hiking campaign anytime soon. The May employment report was impressive, but it will likely be the last strong one we will see in a while.

03-06-2022 14:11 GMT by Edward Moya

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