Asian Shares Varied Advanced on Fed Rate Climb Decision
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday; Before the Federal Reserve announced a sharp rise in interest rates to reduce U.S. inflation. Hong Kong and Shanghai advanced. Sydney and Tokyo refused. The price of oil has risen. The Wall Street S&P 500 Index lost 0.4% on Tuesday. Traders were expecting an increase in the Fed rate, which should be three-quarters of a percentage point or three times the usual margin. They fear the Fed’s aggressive action to reduce inflation, which has been running for a maximum of four decades; Perhaps the most significant global economy will turn into a recession.
Analysts say the Fed’s hawkish surprise could be “the next shock to risk assets. Money markets already value about 90% of such actions. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.6% to a total of 3,342.32; After the Chinese government announced that plant production in May had returned to positive areas. Antivirus controls that have closed down businesses in Shanghai and other industrial centers have eased. Hang Seng gained 1.3% to a total of 21,348.73. The Nikkei 225 fell 1% in Tokyo to a total of 26,356.03.
Kospi fell 2.1% to a total of 2,441.18; Unemployment in South Korea has risen to 2.8% since the government announced it. The S&P-ASX 200 fell 1.1% to a total of 6,610.40. New Zealand and Singapore advanced, And Jakarta refused. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 SPX fell to 3,735.48, down 21.8% from its January 3 peak. This puts him in the bear market, Or a 20% drop from the recent market peak.
Shares and Inflation
The Dow fell 0.5% to 30,364.83. The Nasdaq Composite rose to 10,828.35, up 0.2% overall. Expectations for a huge increase in Fed interest rates have risen; After government data on Friday showed that consumer inflation accelerated in May instead of shrinking as hoped. The Fed is trying to bring prices under control; Since then, it has been criticized for its slow response to inflationary pressures.
The Bank of Britain also raised interest rates. The European Central Bank mentioned it would do it in the upcoming month. The Bank of Japan has kept interest rates at record lows. This led to the yen falling to a two-decade low of about $135 as traders changed their capital to look for higher returns. Russia’s attack on Ukraine also shook markets. This has pushed oil prices historically down to $120 a barrel; The virus spread to China, causing factories to close and supply chains to be disrupted.
In the energy markets, electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the U.S. oil standard rose 0.40% to a total of $119.22 a barrel. The contract lost $2 on Tuesday and totaled $118.93. Brent crude added 31 cents to London’s international trade price base; The total was $121.48 per barrel. In the previous session, $1.10 fell to $121.17. The dollar fell to 134.90 yen. The euro rose to $1.0428.
Conclusion
Despite crushing sales, which pushed U.S. stocks into the bear market, Investors see several signs that the shares have hit bottom. The market loss was immense. However, some strategists are not sure that all the factors will end the decline. According to the CFRA, the average decline in bear markets since 1946 was 32.7%, suggesting that the current slide may have more space to run. Similarly, the average bear market lasted 389 calendar days from peak to end, Twice as much as the current bear slide. Other market participants also look at many technical signs indicating that the sale of shares may reach a Crescendo.
The Cboe Volatility Index rules stock market evaporation expectations, expressed in option prices. Since 1990, the volatility index has averaged 37 levels at the bottom of the market, Increasing to 85 during the March 2020 coronavirus-induced market explosion. In contrast, the VIX rose to 35.05 during Monday’s sell-off. According to strategists, investors feel less in a panic and more discouraged by the fact that the next 6-12 months will be temporary.
