The half-full take is at least stock futures aren't selling off further. The half-empty take is there doesn't seem to be any regrets over Wednesday's selloff.
U.S. stock futures were mixed Thursday after tech stocks saw their worst pounding in months following the release of minutes from the last Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting, which showed even more nervousness toward inflation than traders had expected.
What’s driving markets Markets were rocked by the release of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in mid-December, which showed officials not only talked about quicker and more frequent interest-rate hikes but also about a more aggressive wind down of its $8.9 trillion balance sheet than the last time it reduced it.
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