The USD/JPY pair is struggling around 130.00 but is likely to accelerate as the higher than expected CPI data boosts the bets of a mega rate hike by the US central bank in June. Market estimates conceived CPI at 8.1%, lower than the former reading of 8.5%. While the print …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard: Inflation Data Not Far From Expectations
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard has commented on the latest CPI data saying that he ”won’t emphasize single inflation report too much but inflation is more persistent than many have thought.”The markets are in a freefall into the closing bell on Wall Street on …
Read More »Treasury Yields Rebound On Hot Inflation Data
Treasury yields have noticeably rebounded on Wednesday after US consumer price data revealed that the pace of inflation slowed in April but has not peaked as prices rose more than economists expected and ensured the Fed will go ahead with monetary policy tightening.The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose 3.1 …
Read More »Biden’s Statement On Consumer Price Index In April
The White House’s website published a statement by US President Joe Biden, commenting on the CPI data released earlier on Wednesday. On Tuesday, in a proactive manner, Biden gave a speech on the US economic outlook, blaming high inflation on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to the economy as well as the …
Read More »GBP/USD Retreats On Risk Sentiment
The GBP/USD pair is on the backfoot as US session risk sentiment deteriorates. Cable is down some 0.3% around 1.2272 and is extending from a high of 1.2400 to a low of 1.2263. The US dollar has moved sharply off its lows, turning positive again for the day as markets …
Read More »Gold Edge Higher After CPI Data
The gold price is some 0.8% higher and correcting from daily support located in the lows of the day at $1,832.07. At $1,853.40, gold is close to the day’s highs of $1,858.30. The markets are still focusing on Wednesday’s US inflation data as the Consumer Price Index was released earlier …
Read More »US Inflation Triggers Risk Aversion, EUR/USD Impacted
US inflation eased by less than expected in April, with an 8.3% YoY reading. The latest US data dragged Wall Street futures reflecting the market’s fears. The EUR/USD pair has resumed its decline and approaches the year low at 1.0470.The EUR/USD pair fell sharply and trades around 1.0520 following the …
Read More »US Shares Surge After CPI Data
The S&P 500 and the Dow were gaining ground on Wednesday and the dollar index declined after data showed USinflation slowed on a year-on-year basis last month, giving investors some hope that price surges are peaking.US stock futures initially lost ground after core inflation, excluding items such as oil prices …
Read More »CPI Data Proves Fed Has A Long Battle Against Inflation
The key report of the week was released on Wednesday. The annual inflation rate in the US dropped in April to 8.3% from the March 8.5% reading (41-year high). The increase was larger than expected. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out April’s CPI data served as a reminder that the …
Read More »Will Disney’s Earnings Help Restore Wall Street’s Trust?
The US entertainment giant reports after the closing bell Wednesday as streaming, theme parks and the stock price come into focus. The Walt Disney Co. reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, closing out what has been an unusually turbulent earnings season for the entertainment industry.Disney …
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