Posted 9/21/2023, 9:47:00 PM
Global Markets Tumble as Hawkish Fed Signals Higher Rates for Longer While Other Central Banks Hold Steady
- World stocks plunged for a 2nd day as investors react to hawkish Fed outlook of higher rates for longer
- BOE and SNB kept rates on hold despite expectations, in contrast to hawkish Fed
- All eyes on BOJ meeting today, though no policy change expected, end to yield control seen by 2024
- Yen rebounded from 2023 lows but intervention speculation remains as Kishida doesn't rule it out
- Key data today Japan & Malaysia inflation, NZ trade, Japan & Australia PMIs, then Eurozone & UK PMIs