
Russia, inflation, rate hikes, Covid: Q2 will be full of headwinds, but markets are ready
CNN
The seesaw first quarter of 2022 came to a bitter end this week, with major stock indexes suffering their worst performance in two years.
Surging inflation, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a speed-up of the Federal Reserve's rate-increase plan created a series of unique challenges for investors, which led to volatility about 50% higher than the same period in 2021.
There's no shortage of headwinds going into the second quarter, many extended from the previous quarter. But at this point analysts have had time to digest them and strategize.

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