US S&P 500 futures fell 0.87 per cent in Asia today following a 0.46 per cent drop in the S&P 500 on Wall Street. — Reuters pic
US S&P 500 futures fell 0.87 per cent in Asia today following a 0.46 per cent drop in the S&P 500 on Wall Street. New economic projections released with the policy statement showed most policymakers see interest rates on hold through to at least 2023, with inflation never breaching 2 per cent over that period.
Still, with such expectations already long considered as a foregone conclusion by many investors, there was some disappointment in the market. The Chinese yuan also dropped about 0.35 per cent to 6.7686 per dollar, stepping back from a 16-month high hit yesterday.
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