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The prices of energy, crude and gasoline all increased in 2021 from 2020 according to the latest data released Wednesday by the US Energy Information Agency.Prices increased because of higher demand and a range of other factors. By the end of 2021, commodities on the energy index traded 59% higher …

US stocks traded higher on Wednesday after the inflation report comprising the awaited CPI data was released but in the afternoon trade gains were cut. The inflation figures in the US eased concerns that the Fed will need to tighten faster than early announced. The S&P 500 added roughly 0.28% …

US President Biden on Wednesday has insisted that his administration is “making progress” on inflation, despite data showing it continued to grow last month for an annual jump of 7 percent, the highest increase since 1982.The White House highlighted falling fuel costs in December and lower overall monthly increase of …

The US budget deficit sharply narrowed to USD 21.3 billion in December 2021, compared with a USD 143.5 billion gap in the same period last year and market expectations of a USD 25 billion gap. Outlays increased 3.7 percent to USD 508.04 billion, while receipts soared 40.6 percent to USD …

According to the Fed’s Beige Book, a report on current economic conditions in each of the 12 Federal districts, most districts experienced a sudden pullback in leisure and travel spending, as well as hotel occupancy and patronage at restaurants as the number of Covid-19 Omicron infections rose. Additional Takeaways: “Contacts …

US equities are up broadly higher as markets relieved that the latest US CPI data was not worse, rather the data comes in line with expectations though at a 40 year high. The S&P 500 is about 0.3% in the 4730 area whilst the Nasdaq 100 up 0.5% and probing …

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said in an interview with the WSJ that, depending on what happens with the economy, some of the rate increase further out may need to be moved forward. Additional Remarks:“There are many things pushing up inflation now, including supply chain issues and …

The US Dollar has dropped 30 pips across the board, meanwhile, commodities have jumped, Treasury yields have fallen and the dollar is under broad pressure following the CPI report.The price move is a little tough to square with the data. The numbers were broadly in-line with the consensus, if not …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 7.0% on a yearly basis in December from 6.8% in November, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday. That was in line with the median economist forecast for a reading of 7.0%. The MoM …

The US bank, Goldman Sachs, cut its growth forecast for China, as it faces a difficult battle to contain the spread of the fast-spreading Corona mutated, and the US investment bank now sees that the economy will grow 4.#% this year, compared to 4.8% its previous forecast. Economists at the …