Stocks Finish Lower as Soaring Crude Prices Spur Inflation Fears
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.06% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.34%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.30%.
Stock indices settled lower on Monday. The broader market was under pressure on Monday from higher crude oil prices, which boosted inflation expectations and T-note yields. WTI crude oil surged more than +5% on Monday, pushing the 10-year T-note yield up by +5 bp to 4.70%.
Stocks and bonds were also pressured by hawkish comments on Monday from Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, who said she is not seeing a problem with the job market and that inflation is not coming down on its own. She added that "now is the time" for us to take action, as the current interest rate is not meaningfully restricting the economy and we would probably need "some number" of rate hikes to bring dow... Read more
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