- As another hectic week of results and significant central bank decisions got underway, equities were divided.
- While US futures fell after completing their greatest two-week rise since November 2020, Europe's Stoxx 600 index varied. In premarket trade, chipmakers and Chinese firms listed in the US decreased.
- As traders prepared for another significant interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week, the dollar increased and the yen declined, extending the policy gap with the Bank of Japan. The value of the pound and the euro also fell.
- The 10-year Treasury yield increased by nine basis points on Friday, reaching 4.06%. Prior to what may be the greatest interest-rate increase by the Bank of England in more than 30 years, rates on UK gilts also increased.
