CCTV Finance (Reporter Zhang Manman) On the 6th local time, the minutes of the March meeting released by the Federal Reserve sent a more aggressive monetary policy tightening signal, superimposed on the market panic caused by the new round of sanctions against Russia in Europe and the United States, and US stocks opened lower that day. At the close, the three major indexes fell for the second consecutive trading day. Among them, the Dow fell 0.42% and the S&P 500 fell 0.97%. Both indexes fell to two-week lows.

The Nasdaq fell sharply by 2.22%, and also fell to its lowest point in more than two weeks.

On the same day, technology stocks led the broader market for two consecutive days, Nvidia fell nearly 6%, Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix all fell by more than 3%.

　　Minutes of the Fed's meeting: support for a 50 basis point rate hike to shrink the balance sheet by $95 billion per month

　　The minutes of the Fed's March monetary policy meeting, which was closely watched by the market that day, showed that since the current level of inflation in the United States is much higher than the Fed's target, many participants pointed out that in future interest rate meetings, a single or multiple interest rate hikes of 50% will be required. A basis point may be appropriate, and Fed officials have also proposed shrinking the balance sheet by as much as $95 billion a month.

　　U.S. Treasury yields hit a three-year high on the 6th

　　After the minutes of the meeting were released, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose by more than 10 basis points within the day, and pushed up to 2.66%, and then stood firm at 2.60%, setting a new three-year high just set in the previous trading day.

　　European stocks fell sharply on the 6th as investor panic increased

　　In the European market, European investors are still more concerned about the situation in Russia and Ukraine. European Commission President Von der Leyen said on the 6th that on the basis of the fifth round of sanctions against Russia that has been proposed, EU sanctions against Russia may also target oil Import field.

The EU's continuous increase in sanctions against Russia has caused market panic. The three major European stock markets fell across the board on the 6th. The London stock market in the United Kingdom fell by 0.34%, the Paris stock market in France fell by 2.21%, and the Frankfurt stock market in Germany fell by 1.89%. The European market fell the most on the day Several sectors of the company are technology, automobile manufacturing and leisure travel.

　　International Energy Agency member countries may release 120 million barrels of crude oil reserves, international oil prices fell more than 5% on the 6th

　　In terms of oil prices, affected by the EU’s proposed sanctions against Russia’s oil sector, international oil prices rose by 2% during European trading hours, but turned down during U.S. trading hours. US oil once fell below the $100 integer mark, a drop of more than 6%, mainly due to The IEA member states will release 120 million barrels of crude oil reserves, with specific details to be announced soon, leading investors to expect an increase in future crude supplies, IEA chief Birol said.

As of the close of the day, light sweet crude oil futures for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 5.62% to close at $96.23 per barrel; London Brent crude oil futures for June delivery fell 5.22% to close at $96.23 per barrel $101.07.