- On Monday, US equities futures and treasuries dipped as investors considered the possibility of the Federal Reserve tightening policy faster. The drop in asia-pacific equities, which were sapped by Japan and China, was followed by a drop in u.s. index futures.
- Treasury yields are rising as investors await Fed policymakers' talks this week for further signals on whether the central bank will raise interest rates by a half point in May to relieve pricing pressures. Natural gas prices in the United States rose to their highest intraday level in more than 13 years, further raising inflation fears.
- Oil prices wavered, but the dollar and gold were supported by a cautious investor sentiment. For Easter, markets in Australia, Hong Kong, and parts of Europe are closed.
- The Kremlin: There is still time to switch to rouble payments for gas; settlements are expected sometime in May.
- Russia's Central Bank Gov. Nabiullina: The Russian economy is beginning a complicated transition of structural changes related to sanctions.
