S&P 500 Index to tank towards a 3,400-3,700 range on escalation of Ukraine-Russia crisis – UBS SP500 RussianFederation Inflation Fed Banks
exacerbating these concerns. Economists at UBS see three alternative paths for economies and markets.“Markets are now pricing in between four and five rate hikes this year, with the first move anticipated in March. In our base case, we do not think this amount of rate hikes would derail economic growth, and we would expect the negative impact of tightening to be more than offset by continued robust earnings.
“A bull case seems hard to envisage at such a turbulent time for equity markets, but if inflation starts to retreat, markets could go back to viewing the Fed as flexible and responsive to financial conditions. In this more benign scenario, we would expect the S&P 500 to finish the year at 5,300.”Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
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