GLOBAL MARKETS-Equities fall amid earnings gloom, as persistent inflation lifts Treasury yields

Stocks snapped a three-day winning streak on Thursday as disappointing forecasts from Facebook and Instagram owner Meta hammered the tech sector, and Japan's yen sank through 155 per dollar for the first time since 1990. Tepid U.S. GDP data pushed Wall Street lower at its open, and Meta's slump also soured the mood. U.S. Treasury yields rose after the data showed signs of persistent inflation, lowering hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates anytime soon.