Stocks Sink as Fed Officials Embrace Bigger Hikes: Markets Wrap
- Bullard and Mester open the door to a 50 basis-point increase
- Last month’s producer prices rose the most since last June
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US equity indexes closed firmly in the red Thursday after two Federal Reserve officials said they were considering 50 basis-point interest rate hikes to battle persistently high inflation.
The S&P 500 Index fell 1.4% and the Nasdaq 100 sank 1.9%. Yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury surged past 3.8% to the highest level this year.