The US Central Bank raised on Wednesday the interest rates as expected again and also look to expect in 2019, only with two instead of the three envisaged further increases. Investors fear that even this might be too much in the face of a possible us economic downturn.
On Wall Street, it then went significantly downhill – the Dow Jones Index and the S&P 500 lost 1.5 percent, the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.2 percent. Also to the Asian markets, the investors, expressed on Thursday on the sale button.
As it is to the U.S. economy, are expected to show the economic data in the afternoon. Be expected to, among other things, the initial jobless claims and leading indicators.
U.S. imposed further sanctions against Russia
the focus could also be back in the Russian markets: The United States imposed additional sanctions against Russian institutions and citizens. Against three Russian companies already existing criminal measures should, however, be repealed. This relates to three of the oligarch Oleg Deripaska-controlled company: the Aluminium producers, Rusal, whose parent company, En+, and JSC EuroSibEnergo (ESE). (fal/Reuters)
Created: 20.12.2018, 08:00 PM
