The IMF slams the UK’s government’s budget plans cuts and say they will serve to impact the BoE’s rate hikes. The central bank’s Huw Pill says a strong monetary response will be needed to tackle soaring inflation. The S&P 500 sinks further into bear market territory. Asia equities fall to their lowest ever level in two and a half years. Stateside, Minneapolis Fed Chair Neel Kashkari says the central bank will continue to hike rates appropriately. St Louis Fed Chairman James Bullard is adamant that recession remains a risk but Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood believes deflation is around the corner in the next six months. European authorities launch probes into 3 gas leaks coming from the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen believe sabotage cannot be ruled out.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.