Wall St Week Ahead-Dashed peak inflation hopes spell more pain for stocks and bonds


Friday gave a hint of what investors may see in coming weeks. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX fell nearly 3% while yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury hit their highest level since early May after stronger-than-expected inflation data ramped up forecasts for more aggressive Fed rate hikes later this year. Bond yields move inversely to prices.

Blistering inflation is threatening to reignite twin declines in U.S. stocks and bonds, leaving investors with few places to hide from a Federal Reserve that appears headed for its most aggressive policy tightening in decades.

Friday gave a hint of what investors may see in coming weeks. The benchmark S&P 500 index .SPX fell nearly 3% while yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury hit their highest level since early May after stronger-than-expected inflation data ramped up forecasts for more aggressive Fed rate hikes later this year. Bond yields move inversely to prices.

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