Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Shares drop as stubborn US inflation stokes worries on rates, economy

Stocks fell and the dollar held firm on Thursday as data showed U.S. inflation persistently high, and investors worried about the economic toll of aggressive interest rate hikes to tame it. U.S. markets whipsawed after the news, then closed sharply lower. S&P 500 futures rose 0.5% in a bumpy Asia session. Foreign exchange trade was also volatile, but has left the dollar index within a whisker of a two-decade high.

from Economic Times https://ift.tt/TQbO0pe

No comments:

Post a Comment

FII exodus deepens in 2026 at Rs 1.75 lakh crore as April outflows swell to Rs 43,967 crore; FOMC next trigger

Foreign institutional investors offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 17,140 crore last week, extending April's outflows to Rs 43,967 crore...