The Ibex falls 2% and marks new minimums below 8,600 points

The Ibex 35 has fallen 1.97% to 8,596.50 points, after marking a new intraday annual minimum at 8,567 integers. The projections for rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) for 2019 have been more aggressive than expected by the market and the world indexes have strongly accused it (Wall Street is also at annual lows).