Global stock markets trended upward on Friday, with American indexes seeing a boost from Alphabet’s ($GOOG) 5.3% rise following planned job cuts and Netflix, Inc. ($NFLX) 8.5% surge due to higher than expected subscriber growth.
Comments from the Federal Reserve suggest interest rates could climb as high as 5% this year. Meanwhile, a member of the Federal Open Market Committee suggested the central bank may be nearing a point where rates are restrictive enough to curb inflation.
European stocks were lifted by a positive economic outlook and signs of peaking inflation.
Yields on US government bonds also rose as investors consider the likelihood of continued rate hikes by the FED