What investors need to pay attention to on Thursday, April 7:
The US dollar remained strong on Wednesday, and the market focus remained on geopolitical tensions and the central bank's maintenance of aggressive policies.
US President Joe Biden has issued an executive order banning new investments in Russia.
On the other hand, European leaders failed to reach an agreement on banning Russian coal, although they said it was affected by procedural issues,
They will discuss it again on Thursday. At the same time, European Commission President Ursula von der Laine said that the new sanctions imposed on the Kremlin had not ended.
The United States is also expected to announce new sanctions against Russia.
The minutes of the Fed meeting reminded market participants that the Fed was determined to "quickly" shift monetary policy to neutrality.
In addition, the statement said: "participants also pointed out that according to economic and financial development, it may be necessary to adopt a tighter policy stance."
EUR / USD fell below 1.0900, while GBP / USD settled around 1.3070.
Commodity related currencies faced strong selling pressure, with AUD / USD trading at 0.7510 and USD / CAD trading near 1.2530.
Crude oil prices fell sharply, affected by the weakness trend of US stocks, and are currently around $97.00.
Pressured by the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting, the global stock index fell, and US stocks were further pressured.
Gold prices remained volatile and are currently trading around $1924.
