No end in sight for record eurozone rates, says Bank of France governor

Thank you for joining us. Bosses are facing a slowdown in demand equivalent to levels seen during the pandemic and in the wake of the global financial crisis, according to a Lloyds survey.

The crisis comes as businesses prepare for the Bank of England to potentially announce a 15th consecutive interest rate rise on Thursday, to 5.5%.

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What happened overnight

Asian stocks fell as concerns over China’s property sector weighed on markets from Hong Kong to Australia, while Japanese investors sold chip stocks returning from a long holiday weekend.

Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields hovered near 16-year highs and the dollar held near six-month highs as traders prepared for a Federal Reserve rate decision on Wednesday. during a week which also sees policy decisions from the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England.

Crude oil continued to rise amid tighter supply, fueling concerns about stagflation.

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares slipped 0.3%.

Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.1% under the weight of steep losses in chip-related stocks including Tokyo Electron and Advantest.

Japanese markets were closed Monday as Asian technology stocks sold off following a Reuters report that TSMC had asked its major suppliers to delay deliveries.

US markets closed slightly higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.1% to 4,453.53, after its second consecutive week of decline.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% to 34,624.30, while the Nasdaq Composite rose less than 0.1% to 13,710.24.