Russia’s energy tentacles, intertwined throughout Europe’s power network, may prove difficult to excise.
Should the Russia-Ukraine conflict persist, it would lead to further tightening of financial conditions
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine opens a new phase of global uncertainty that could have major repercussions
Volatility pummeled stock prices as U.S. markets fell for a sixth straight week. Investors struggled with the Fed-led hawkish shift of global monetary policy, persistently high inflation and macroeconomic overhangs from China’s Covid lockdowns.
In an extremely volatile week, U.S. stocks ultimately retreated, as investors digested comments from the Federal Reserve and reacted to the possibility of slower economic growth as a result of the Fed’s shift towards more hawkish monetary policy.
Global stocks lurched lower for the fourth straight week, ending a brutal month marked by concerns of rising interest rates and increasing headwinds from supply disruptions, China’s Covid lockdowns and the Russia–Ukraine war.
U.S. stocks retreated, and volatility intensified, as investors digested 1Q22 earnings reports and braced for tighter monetary policy. The global growth outlook weakened on slowdown in China and inflation aggravated by the war in Ukraine.
Global stock markets declined, weighed down by the war in Ukraine, inflation, imminent quantitative tightening and forecasts of economic slowdown.
Despite our view that a U.S. economic contraction is avoidable in the near term, the outlook for equities has deteriorated since the beginning of the year and we think this sour spot is likely to last as monetary policy becomes tighter.
The major U.S. stock indexes fell for the week and bonds extended their selloff. Market sentiment wavered on continuing uncertainty about the war in Ukraine, surging commodity prices, rising bond yields and first-quarter earnings.
Global equity markets delivered mixed results for the week. The S&P 500 index ended the first quarter sharply down on geopolitical stress and yield-curve-inversion jitters.
U.S. stocks extended their advance for a second week as investors looked past market volatility, escalation of the war in Ukraine and talk of faster, bigger interest-rate hikes.
The major U.S. stock indexes posted their best weekly gains since November 2020. Investors looked past geopolitical uncertainty and inflation to focus on strong economic growth and healthy corporate fundamentals.