United States:
Fed Won’t Be Rushed in Its Hiking Path by Wall Street Frenzy
“Federal Reserve officials have a message for investors ramping up 2022 interest-rate expectations: not so fast. None of six Fed officials speaking so far this week have backed the idea of a half-point rate increase in March, and the most aggressive, James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Fed, said five hikes — one more than every quarter — is “not too bad a bet.”
Europe:
Euro-Zone Inflation Unexpectedly Hits Record, Boosting Rate Bets
“Euro-area inflation unexpectedly accelerated to a record, overshooting expectations by the most in at least two decades and fueling bets the European Central Bank could raise interest rates earlier than expected. Consumer prices jumped 5.1% from a year ago in January, up from 5% in December. The median estimate in a Bloomberg poll of 44 economists saw a reading of only 4.4% and none predicted inflation gaining pace.”
Asia:
India Says Crypto Not Illegal as It’s Taxed Like Gambling Win
“The Indian government said it doesn’t treat trading in crypto assets as illegal, a day after it announced taxing such transactions just the same as winnings from gambling. “They are in a grey area. It’s not illegal to buy and sell crypto,” Finance Secretary T. V. Somanathan said in an interview to Bloomberg Television. “We have now put in a taxation framework that treats crypto assets the same way we treat winnings from horse races, or from bets and other speculative transactions.”
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