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Stocks Jump on Bank Rebound; Treasuries Fall: Markets Wrap

US stocks rise over 1.5% as bank shares rebound, two-year Treasury yield climbs after data shows elevated inflation in February. Fed expected to lift rates by 25bp next week.

  • US stocks rise over 1.5% as regional bank shares rebound after two-day selloff.
  • Two-year Treasury yield climbs following data showing elevated inflation in February.
  • Swaps traders expect Fed to lift rates by a quarter percentage point next week.
  • US consumer prices rise 0.4% in February, meeting economists’ forecast.
  • Gold slides, oil extends declines.
Stocks Jump on Bank Rebound; Treasuries Fall: Markets Wrap
US stock climbed as traders wager the worst of the banking sector turmoil has passed, while Treasury yields climbed after the latest inflation reading cemented bets for a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.

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