The GBP/USD pair is trading down on the day by some 0.7%, falling from the 1.1892 high to a low of 1.1759. The US dollar resumed its relentless move higher on Thursday, charting new 24-year highs in the Dollar Index that tracks the US dollar against six counterparts up more …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard calls for a 75bp hike in July
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard prefers to lift interest rates by 75 basis points at the central bank’s next meeting later in June. Bullard told the Japanese news service Nikkei in an interview released on Thursday that he does not back a larger increase for now.“So far, we’ve …
Read More »Could Netflix, Microsoft Ads Cooperation Impact NFLX shares?
Netflix stock gained some relief on the back of news headlines announcing partnership with Microsoft for lower-cost advertising model. Netflix has been under pressure as the pandemic outperformance gradually faded with the stock down nearly 70% so far this year. It has retraced significantly below its pre-pandemic level, which was …
Read More »Soaring PPI Gives US Another Worrying Inflation Marker
Producer prices soared by 11.3% in June over a year ago as consumers continue to struggle with skyrocketing prices for just about everything.The US Bureau of Labour Statistics released its Producer Price Index data Thursday, which showed a 1.1% increase last month, contributing to a 11.3% increase in the past …
Read More »Fed’s Waller supports 75 bps hike at July meeting
“I think it is plausible that we have a growth recession where it goes below longer-run average but doesn’t go negative,” Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday. Waller added that markets would also price a 100 basis points rate hike in July, Waller is also open to a …
Read More »US Retail Sales Preview: Forecasts by six major banks
The US Census Bureau will release the June Retail Sales report on Friday. Economists and researchers of six major banks have provided their forecasts regarding the expected data. Retail Sales are forecast to rebound to 0.8% in June with the ex-autos to 0.6% and control rising to 0.3%. TDS“We look …
Read More »Oil falls as focus remains on inflation fears
) – Oil prices fell more than $2 on Thursday as investors focused on the prospect of a significant US interest rate hike, which would curb rising inflation but at the same time hurt oil demand. Brent crude futures for September fell $2.14 to $97.43 a barrel by 1038 GMT, …
Read More »Oil falls as focus remains on inflation fears
) – Oil prices fell more than $2 on Thursday as investors focused on the prospect of a significant US interest rate hike, which would curb rising inflation but at the same time hurt oil demand. Brent crude futures for September fell $2.14 to $97.43 a barrel by 1038 GMT, …
Read More »Japan’s industrial production index fell in May
Japan’s industrial production index fell to 88.0 last May, down 7.5% month-on-month, according to a report released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Thursday. This figure was lower than investors’ expectations, indicating that Japan’s production fell 3.1% compared to last year. In addition, Japan’s inventory ratio rose …
Read More »Dollar continues to rise and pushes the euro and yen to the lowest levels in decades
The dollar continued to rise on Thursday, reaching levels not reached in 24 years against the yen and close to parity with the euro, amid speculation by traders that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to combat inflation. Global economic turmoil pushed the dollar’s price to rise sharply as …
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