Global Markets, S&P500 Futures Fall After Brussels Bombings

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This morning’s Brussels bomb attacks have led to risk-off sentiment across European asset classes, with Bunds higher and equities firmly in the red, although if the Paris terrorist attacks of November are any indication, today’s tragic events may be just the catalyst the S&P500 needs to surge back to all time highs. FX markets have also been dominated by events in Brussels, with USD and JPY strengthening, while EUR and GBP softening throughout the European morning.
Losses today would disrupt a five-week rally bolstered by improving economic data, rising crude prices and “optimism that central banks around the world will continue to support growth” as Bloomberg puts it clearly not aware of the irony that the world is no longer able to grow precisely due to decades of central bank “stimulus.”

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 03/22/2016.