Wall Street Stock Futures Point to Drops on Opening Bell as Post-Fed Hike Rally Threatened

Wall Street Stock Futures Point to Drops on Opening Bell as Post-Fed Hike Rally Threatened
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, on June 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid/File Photo/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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Futures contracts on Wall Street’s major stock indexes were all in the red ahead of opening bell Thursday, pointing to likely drops when markets open later in the day as the post-Fed rate hike rally appears at risk of fading.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked rates by 75 basis points, the sharpest increase since 1994, in a bid to get a handle on soaring inflation.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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