Fed Put Gathers Steam As Bears Hit Nasdaq, S&P

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

24-Feb-22 07:00

Fed Put Gathers Steam As Bears Hit Nasdaq, S&P

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With US markets in bear market territory partly due to the brewing Russia-Ukraine conflagration and commodities leading a precipitous global inflationary surge, Fed Chief Jay Powell is in a policy bind. Mizuho Bank's Vishnu Varathan offers a perspective as to what policymakers will do next. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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Categories: investments, trends and forecasts, markets

Tags: bear market, ukraine, russia, commodities, inflation,

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