European equities opened broadly lower as oil prices jumped, weighing on risk
sentiment: Stoxx 50 -0.6%, DAX -0.3%, CAC 40 -0.4%, FTSE 100 +0.3%, IBEX -0.3%,
FTSE MIB -0.5%. The market narrative centers on rising oil and higher bond
yields after a renewed attack on Saudi energy infrastructure and threats to
Middle East shipping routes, reinforcing concerns an energy shock could keep inf
pressures elevated for longer ahead of this week’s Fed meeting. Following hotter
U.S. inflation data and the latest energy spike, markets price roughly an 87%
chance of a Fed rate hike.