Stocks and Futures Plunge as Oil Soars on Embargo Risk
According to Bloomberg News, US equity futures and stocks dropped Monday. At the same time, the safer havens comprising sovereign bonds surged when the fear of an inflation shock is rife across the world economy with soaring oil on the impending possibilities that there might be a ban on the import of Russian crude supplies.
More on the matter The S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 contracts dropped by over 1% and European futures 3%. An Asian stock index indicated a bear market, a plunge by more than 20% from a peak in February 2021. Brent crude was up by 8% after touching for a brief $149 per barrel. As far as copper and palladium are concerned, it was seen that they touched an all-time high. As per Antony Blinken, Secretary of State said on Sunday that the United States, along with the allies, are looking forward and planning for an embargo on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Biden