040 - Fed chair's comments affect market sentiment

<p>Last Thursday, Fed Chair Powell hinted at a 50 bps hike for May. He also endorsed an acceleration in the raising of rates. Moreover, the market is preparing for these to be front-loaded over the next few meetings. The ECB is also growing more hawkish, and EU CPI came in at 7.2%. Twitter has agreed to Elon Musk's offer of $54.20 per share in a takeover, and this week will see the rest of the FAANG stocks, amongst others, report. The Fed's preferred inflation series, the PCE, will be released on Friday.</p>