Downward trends dominate its stock markets Asia but also on the futures of the US market Under the pressure of Trump’s threats to attack Iran and Fed’s warnings to rise inflation next time.
The shares have retreated as the US is wearing the possibility of immediate conflict with Iran and US Federal Bank (Fed) President Gerom Powell warned of significant inflation in the future. At the same time, the dollar rose. MSCI’s regional stock index fell 1%, with shares falling in all areas in Asia. Futal fulfillment contracts for US stocks fell about 0.3%, as the S&P 500 closed with a slight change in the previous meeting. The dollar was reinforced against the main coins. Cash trading in public bonds is closed today (19.6.25) due to US holiday.
The climate became more cautious after a Bloomberg publication, according to which senior US officials are preparing for a possible hit in Iran in the coming days. The markets were already upset after the degradation of its Fed growth estimates this year and the forecast for higher inflation, stressing that the uncertainties due to duties complicate the central bank’s attempt to relax its policy.
“We are skeptical right now, we are focusing on categories of assets that are less related to interest rates, less with what the US president is doing,” said Gareth Nicholson, head of Nomura for subtle portfolio management on Bloomberg television. “But there is not much that is out there that are not correlated. So it’s an environment that I think being more careful makes sense, “he said.