New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
CPI Inflation Rose in April to 24-, 14- and 151-Month Highs Germany, France and the United States
May 12, 2021
Equity markets remain vulnerable to fears that higher inflation will compel central banks to raise interest rates sooner than forward guidance has been suggesting. Markets closed down today by 4.1% in Taiwan, 1.6% in Japan, 1.5% in South Korea, and 0.7% in Singapore and Australia. U.S. stock futures are somewhat lower, too. Share prices recovered […] More