End of day Equity, ETF and Futures report April 20th

HIGHLIGHTS

US banks are reportedly facing a shift of hundreds of billions in assets to the EU at ECB request, according to Bloomberg; details light
Fed's Mester reiterates Fed will need to hike policy rate to over 5% and hold there for a while; inflation still too high, Fed has more work to do; 
Fed is much closer to the end of the rate-hike journey Extent of future hikes depend on how economy performs. Sees welcome progress in balancing demand and supply in economy. Watching to see impact of tighter financial conditions on economy;
how they evolve could influence future rate hike view. Stresses in banking sector have eased, but Fed will act if needed.
 Expects to see meaningful progress in lowering inflation this year. Reiterates view that inflation is to ease to 3.75% this year. Reiterates view that unemployment rate is to rise to 4.50%-4.75%
Fed's Bowman (voter) says Fed is focused on lowering inflation and strong labour market has made finding workers extremely difficult
Fed's Logan (voter) says inflation has been much too high and to assess if we have made enough progress, watching for further, sustained improvement in inflation
Fed's Mester, in Q&A, says Fed has come a long way in tightening policy; rates are the active tool of monetary policy, not the balance sheet Fed is aiming for a soft landing in the economy. Economy is on track for very slow growth, wouldn't take a big shock to generate a recession
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, when asked about the future of the Black Sea grain deal, says almost nothing has been done to address Moscow's concerns