Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee has reassured investors that the central bank will be able to lower interest rates in 2024 despite a hotter-than-expected reading on consumer prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) exceeded expectations in January, rising 3.1% over the previous year and 0.3% over the previous month. Prices …

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey described the most recent inflation statistics as “good news” and pointed out that it indicated greater downward pressure than they had anticipated during his testimony before the UK Economic Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Bailey’s remarks did not cause the GBP/USD to move noticeably. …

Natural gas prices have fallen by 20% since February, with the US Dollar Index consolidating gains on Wednesday. The commodity’s prices have been negatively impacted by February, with Shell issuing an outlook where Liquefied Natural Gas demand will be substantially decreased by 2040, reflecting global pushes to abandon fossil fuels. …

The EUR/USD pair has fallen into multi-week lows due to an unexpected increase in US CPI inflation, pushing up rate cut hopes. The European February ZEW Economic Sentiment Survey improved, and Euro traders are gearing up for European GDP figures due on Wednesday. On Thursday, more US economic data will …

Tuesday saw a spike in the yields on US government bonds as the January inflation reading surprised analysts by being higher than expected.The yield on the 2-year Treasury bond surged to 4.5922%. The 10-year yield recovered to 4.273%, levels last seen in late November. The yield over 30 years reached …

WTI prices rose for the seventh straight session, breaking through the $78.00 per barrel. These gains have always been supported by geopolitical concerns, constrained supply concerns, and the positive monthly report from OPEC.Gold prices broke through the crucial downward zone below $2,000 per troy ounce as a result of the …

The US Dollar has been able to sharply leap upwards on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since mid-November. The Dollar Index, which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of major rivals, is flirting with 105, specifically standing at 104.927 at the time of writing. Hence, the …

Wages are vital for maintaining living standards in daily life and, since they make up around 60% of GDP in the US, the UK, and the Eurozone, they are also critical for controlling inflation in the financial markets.Price rises will eventually result from rapid pay increases since wage growth is …

A surprising CPI inflation reading on Tuesday caught the markets off guard. This week, Canada is conspicuously absent from the economic calendar. The Canadian currency has had a mixed day in relation to the US dollar, although it has performed significantly worse.Following a monthly increase in US Consumer Price Index …

On Tuesday, the major US equity indices are trading much down. US inflation decreased in January, though more slower than anticipated. Wall Street’s fear measure, the CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX), is up over 6% today after surging 7.7% on Monday.The S&P 500’s key sectors all see significant midday losses. The …