Markets Stagger as Russia Sanctions Intensify

Markets Stagger as Russia Sanctions Intensify
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on March 7, 2022. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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Plummeting stocks, soaring commodity prices and tightening global financial conditions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are clouding the outlook for markets already unsettled by the prospect of a hawkish Federal Reserve.

Dramatic moves are everywhere you look, from a bear market in the Nasdaq Composite Index and wild rallies in oil and other raw materials to surges in popular haven assets such as gold and the U.S. dollar.