Having earlier showed readiness to fight inflation, U. S. President Joe Biden reiterated, Wednesday, that the consumer prices remained too high during early Thursday morning in Asia.“People remain unsettled about economy due to higher prices”, added Biden. He also said “I’m not waiting to sign a bill to improve the …

NZD/USD is ending the North American session down by 0.9% after falling from a high of 0.7132 to a low of 0.7062 on the day.A stronger than expected Consumer Price Index data overnight saw the USD rally against all G10 currencies.Markets have responded in kind following Fed’s statements last week …

Hotter than expected Consumer Price Index reading for October and news that Evergrande again defaulted debt payment grace period were factors that pulled U. S. stocks down on Wednesday.The S&P 500 index is down 0.7%, CPI has jumped 0.9% after climbing 0.4% in September, the Labor Department said. This was …

If inflation doesn’t diminish, Fed may need to taper at a more considerable rate and hike interest rates, which could hurt stock and bond markets.Against Japan’s yen the U. S. dollar was last up 0.85% to 113.86 yen after touching Wednesday’s session high of 113.940. On Tuesday the dollar had …

The dollar index jumped sharply on Wednesday, with the euro hitting a 16-month low against the U. S. currency, after U.S. consumer prices surged to their highest rate since 1990, fueling speculation that Fed may raise interest rates sooner than expected.The consumer price index rose 0.9% last month after gaining …

A 4 EUR billion sale of new debt bonds on Wednesday showed investor demand is still strong for the sovereign.This strong demand comes despite concerns mount about the state of the corporate bond market domestically.However, China missed a trick by not issuing a green tranche, as it had suggested was …

On Wednesday, yield on Treasury notes, which often rises when investors anticipate tighter central bank policies, rose back toward highs for 2021, near 0.5%, compared with 0.409% at Tuesday’s close. The U.S. inflation rate reached a 13-year high recently, triggering a debate about whether the country is entering an inflationary …

Gold hit a fresh multi-month high of $1,868.54 an ounce, its highest since last June. Gold surged on the back of higher-than-anticipated US inflation data encouraging speculations the U. S. Fe will have no choice but to hike rates sooner.The XAU/USD Index retreated from the mentioned high on the broad …

According to Wall Street Journal, cost pressures are depriving Democrats of the political benefits of the strong U. S. economy. Today, jobs and wages are growing rapidly, the stock market is at records on the back of positive corporate earnings and the public is optimistic about jobs and their financial …

The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude inventories rose by 1 million barrels for the week ended Nov. 5.The fresh data matches the average increase expected by analysts polled by S&P Global Platts. The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a 2.5 million-barrel decline, according to sources. …