Wall Street futures slid on Monday, as rising geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West posed a double whammy for investors already worried about aggressive policy tightening by the Federal Reserve to combat surging inflation.
, also known as Wall Street's fear gauge, shot up to its highest level in nearly three weeks.
"Something like Ukraine may have an impact in the short term but longer term I think markets are beginning to worry about interest rates." Currently, traders are pricing in 56% odds that the Fed will raise rates by 50 basis points in March, according to CME Group's Fedwatch tool. "We will scan the minutes for clues as to whether this number is logical or not," said Charalambos Pissouros, head of research at JFD Group.
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