US Fed ready to take “stronger” actions to bring inflation down
The widely awaited intervention of Lael Brainard, member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, gave clear indications on the acceleration of the monetary tightening expected…
US equities reached new highs before profit taking brought down the main indices in the red, except the Dow Jones. The Fed Beige book perfectly illustrated the doubts that financial market players may be facing at the moment: the recovery is here and getting stronger but the tensions on means of production could lead to a consequent rise in inflation. Yet, the bond market remains very calm, the US 10y trading around 1.63%. The USD weakened further, with the EUR/USD exchange rate reaching 1.1990. Many key US economic reports are on the agenda today.
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