U.S. stock-index futures fell on Friday, as investors digested hawkish-sounding comments from St. Louis Fed president James Bullard, who told CNBC that the Fed had already begun discussions about near-term tapering of bond purchases and he expected a rate hike in late 2022 amid accelerating inflation pressures.
Global Stocks:
Index/commodity | Last | Today's Change, points | Today's Change, % |
Nikkei | 28,964.08 | -54.25 | -0.19% |
Hang Seng | 28,801.27 | +242.68 | +0.85% |
Shanghai | 3,525.10 | -0.5074 | -0.01% |
S&P/ASX | 7,368.90 | +9.90 | +0.13% |
FTSE | 7,049.99 | -103.44 | -1.45% |
CAC | 6,591.27 | -74.99 | -1.12% |
DAX | 15,520.63 | -207.04 | -1.32% |
Crude oil | $70.62 | -0.59% | |
Gold | $1,775.80 | 0.06% |