WORLD MARKETS

World Markets Daily News – In Brief – Wednesday 14/09/2022

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. THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (AUSTRALIA)

ASX posts worst decline in 3 months as inflation shock hits home

Sharemarkets have tumbled across the globe amid a realisation that inflation in the world’s largest economy is here to stay.

RTT NEWS (US)

Asian shares retreat amid global sell-off

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday and the yen’s continued depreciation prompted the Bank of Japan to conduct an operation often seen as a precursor to currency intervention

BAHA (AUSTRIA)

Europe lower at open on CPI reports

Major stock indexes in Europe opened the Wednesday session in the red, as investors digested the latest batch of Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports

CNBC (US)

Stock futures higher after major averages suffer worst day since June 2020

Stock futures traded higher on Wednesday morning after another hot inflation reading sent the major averages tumbling to their worst day since June 2020 and dampened investors’ expectations of a less hawkish Federal Reserve

. REUTERS (UK)

Oil prices creep higher on robust global demand outlook

Oil prices inched higher in early trade on Wednesday as OPEC stuck to forecasts for robust global fuel demand growth, offsetting concerns of another U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week after consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August

Gold dips amid firm dollar, concerns over aggressive U.S. rate hikes

Gold prices edged lower on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation data boosted the dollar and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue on aggressive policy tightening path.