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Stocks and U.S. equity futures slid Monday, while havens including sovereign bonds rose, amid fears of an inflation shock in the world economy as oil soared on the prospect of a ban on Russian crude supplies.

Stock futures opened higher Tuesday evening after sliding for a second straight session during the regular trading day, with jitters over Russia's war in Ukraine and its implications for the global economy weighing on risk assets.

U.S. equity futures rose and Asian stocks pared losses Monday on optimism over a potential summit on Ukraine between President Joe Biden and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Asian share markets fell on Friday, after red-hot U.S. inflation data and hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve official fueled bets on U.S. interest rates being hiked more aggressively, and sent U.S. Treasury yields jumping.

Facebook parent company Meta (FB) reported its Q4 earnings on Wednesday, falling short of analysts' expectations on earnings per share, and missing on its Q1 outlook amid the continued crunch from Apple's iOS privacy changes.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates at near zero, but reiterated its commitment to withdrawing its pandemic-era easy money policies in the face of rapid price increases.

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