- Following a wall street fall and caution ahead of US inflation data that may impact investor expectations for additional Fed interest-rate hikes, whilst stocks fell in Asia.

- A measure of Asian equities fell as a result of falls in technology firms. Chinese stocks fluctuated as investors assessed the second-largest economy in the world's slower-than-expected consumer and manufacturing inflation.

- Following a fourth session of declines in the S&P 500, US contracts fluctuated. The latest chipmaker to issue a warning about waning demand was Micron, which stoked worries about the economy and caused the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 to fall.

- Treasury yields and an indicator of the dollar's strength remained stable, but crude oil was trading above $90 per barrel, and gold and Bitcoin were declining.

- The 2-yr treasury rates exceeded the 10-yr treasury rates by almost 50 bps. Under the Fed's monetary-tightening drive to fight inflation, the inversion, which is about as deep as it has been since 2000, is seen as a warning of an impending recession.