S&P 500 Rally Faces New Test as Fed Hawkishness Collides With Oil Drop
S&P 500, Federal Reserve policy, inflation expectations and oil prices are all pulling markets in different directions.
Written by
Fawad Razaqzada
Market Analyst
S&P 500, Federal Reserve policy, inflation expectations and oil prices are all pulling markets in different directions. Fawad Razaqzada, FOREX.com Market Analyst, explains why the Federal Reserve's hawkish shift has complicated the outlook for equities, how falling crude oil prices could ease inflation pressures, and what key technical levels traders should watch across the S&P 500, DAX and other major indices as markets attempt to recover.
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