World markets have been volatile for much of 2022 owing to China's Covid-19 lockdowns, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and surging inflation weighing on consumer sentiment.
He added that the fears have been echoed in forecasts by major companies, with a large number of firms citing supply chain concerns. According to Bloomberg, Powell reaffirmed that the Fed was likely to raise rates by a half point but isn't"actively considering" a 75-basis point move. Bitcoin tumbled to the lowest level since late 2020, following a dramatic collapse in some so-called stablecoin cryptocurrencies -- TerraUSD and Tether.