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 …
Read More »USD climbs as inflation stirring rate hike
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 …
Read More »China’s Cash on Table in Fresh Euro Bond Sale
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 …
Read More »Inflation Data Pushes Treasury Yields Climb
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 …
Read More »Gold jumps with US inflation data
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 …
Read More »Was U. S. Economic Agenda Designed for Shortages and Inflation?
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 …
Read More »Oil futures trim losses over EIA’s report
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. …
Read More »U.S. wholesale inventories surged in September
U.S. wholesale inventories increased more than expected initially in September, but automobile stocks declined further amid a global semiconductor shortage, which is undercutting motor vehicle production.The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that wholesale inventories increased 1.4%, instead of 1.1% as estimated last month. Stocks at wholesalers rose 1.3% in August. …
Read More »U. S. Inflation spiked in October
Consumer inflation surged in October as fuel costs picked up, supply chains remained under pressure and rents moved higher. NYT said that it is bad news for economic Fed’s policymakers and for the White House, which had been emphasizing a recent slowdown in price gains.Inflation picked up to 0.9 percent …
Read More »Market Drivers – U. S. Session – 09-11-2021
Bitcoin’s rally weakened on Tuesday, suggesting that buyers took some profits at around the $68,500 all-time price high. Despite a short-term retreat, upward price targets are expectedfor both BTC and ETH over the next month.There is a positive sentiment that often prevail the crypto markets near every year’s end. Price …
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