After a strong close in 2021, stock markets started to decline in the first month of 2022. The broad-based US S&P 500 fell -5.26% last month, the technology NASDAQ fell -8.98% and the European Euro Stoxx fell -3.88 %. Inflation data surprise investors with higher-than-expected values. This reinforces the thesis that inflation will last longer than the original forecast. Inflationary expectations, in turn, lead to concerns about the actions of central banks.Inflation rate - a key topic for investors in the coming months
Feb. 11, 2022
After a strong close in 2021, stock markets started to decline in the first month of 2022. The broad-based US S&P 500 fell -5.26% last month, the technology NASDAQ fell -8.98% and the European Euro Stoxx fell -3.88 %. Inflation data surprise investors with higher-than-expected values. This reinforces the thesis that inflation will last longer than the original forecast. Inflationary expectations, in turn, lead to concerns about the actions of central banks.