The fall in Asian and European markets followed a drop on Wall Street, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week down more than 1,000 points.
"The market apparently was looking for something a little more neutral. After all the talk of a 'pause' and 'pivot,' none of which ever made any sense with a Fed that has said several times it will keep hiking rates even if it means some economic pain, we are back to square one with a Fed outlook to keep tightening," said Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities.
"The risk-off mood is playing out in the Asia's session today as well, as bearish sentiments follow through with the sell-off in Wall Street to end last week while U.S. futures continue to suggest no reprieve into the new week," said Yeap Jun Rong, market strategist at IG in Singapore. He said the Fed will likely need to keep interest rates high enough to slow the economy "for some time" in order to beat back the high inflation sweeping the country. The Fed has already hiked its key overnight interest rate four times this year in hopes of slowing the worst inflation in decades.