About this episode
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq finish their worst week in more than a month as investors brace themselves for U.S. CPI data out later this week as well as further rate hikes to rein in inflation. The weak sentiment crosses the Pacific with Japan’s Nikkei leading losses. Questions linger over whether prospective BoJ governor nominee Kazuo Ueda would move against the country’s ultra-loose monetary policy. The U.S. Air Force has shot down a fourth flying object in American air space in just eight days – this time over Lake Huron – as Washington moves to blacklist 6 Chinese firms suspected of being linked to the spy balloon downed over the coast of South Carolina. And in sports news, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Superbowl LVII. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .