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Last week, the financial markets displayed a welcome resilience despite inflation data adding to traders' concerns about future interest rate hikes.
Global financial markets lost most of their early-week gains by the end of the week as a strong US employment report took centre stage.
Last week, rising interest rates, extreme volatility in the currency and bond markets, and concerns about a recession fueled the uncertainty that plagued traders in recent weeks.
Bears dominated the financial markets for the second week in a row. Inflation numbers from the previous week paved the way for the interest rate hikes that caused the markets to lose.
The financial markets saw a sharp change in trend from the previous week as inflation took centre stage. Overall, the financial markets traded in the red due to the Federal Reserve’s actions and new economic data in the US.
After a three-week losing streak, many markets saw gains last week as traders focused on Federal Reserve rate hikes, inflation, and the implications for the economy in the coming months.
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Previously, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told traders at Jackson Hole that the Fed is committed to hiking interest rates and fighting inflation until it "gets the job done". Last week, financial markets appeared to take that warning seriously.
The Jackson Hole speech indicated that it is too early for the Fed Reserve (Fed) to declare victory against inflation. The markets reacted to that news, and what a reaction it was!
