Futures in the US and Europe Decline, While Dollar Rise

    Bloomberg News reports that European and US equity futures dropped on Tuesday along with Asian stocks. This occurred as the investors were found weighing the prospects of the tightening policy of the central banks. It is much more than earlier anticipated, to combat inflation.

    The Fate of the Benjamins

    The dollar was found ticking higher and advanced compared to the peers in the Group-of-10 currency basket. The dollar ticked higher as the yields from Treasury surged in Asia following a trade closure on Monday for a US holiday.




    Contracts for Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Futures were found to lose more than 0.3%. It implied further downward pressure for the US stocks after they dropped in the past week.

    What About the MSCI Asia Pacific Index? 

    The MSCI Asia Pacific Index plunged 0.7%. It was also observed that the Hong Kong-listed technology shares led the plunge. The shares of HSBC Holdings Plc dropped even after the company managed to defeat the profits forecasts of the fourth quarter’s results.

    There were fluctuations in the stocks of Mainland China after the best one-day benchmark gain was posted by the CSI 300 on Monday. It occurred when strategists at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. revealed that the nation’s equities might rise by about a fifth compared to the present levels in 2023.

    The Japanese 10-year yield surged briefly above the central bank’s 0.5% yield curve control target. The investors are gearing up to listen to Kazuo Ueda’s remarks. He is the nominee for the governorship of the Bank of Japan. They are also facing confirmation hearings due on Friday in parliament.

    Yield on US Treasuries

    Bloomberg News reports that the piece-sensitive two-year US Treasuries yield has peaked since November. It happened as traders have been awaiting the PCE deflator release. It is the preferred measure of inflation of the Federal Reserve.

    Chris Weston revealed in a note that few will consider relations between the United States and China. They will focus on the upcoming meetings between Russia and China this week. They will push higher in the interest rates and the repricing will invariably open the equity market’s downside, reports Bloomberg News.



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