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The Federal Open Market Committee minutes have been released which are so far sending the US dollar DXY index a touch softer.At the May 3-4 meeting, the Fed hiked rates the expected 50 bp to 1.0% and laid out plans for aggressive Quantitative Tightening to begin in June. There is …

The annual pace of headline inflation in the US according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 8.3% in April from 8.5% in March, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labour Statistics on Wednesday. That was above the expected decline to 8.1% YoY. The MoM pace …

The Bank of England on Thursday raised interest rates by 25 bps to 1.0%. Six of the bank’s nine rate-setters supported the 25 bps hike, though three wanted a larger 50 bps move. The rate hike was in line with expectations, but the vote split was more hawkish than expected, …

The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the FOMC had agreed to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 0.75% to 1%, in line with expectations. The US Dollar Index turned south with the initial reaction to the Fed’s policy announcements and …

According to the latest figures released on Tuesday by Statistics Canada, the Canadian Trade surplus fell unexpectedly to C$2.49B in March from C$3.08B a month earlier versus expectations for a rise to C$3.9B. Exports were up 6.3% MoM to C$63.63B from C$59.84 a month earlier, while imports were up 7.7% …

The European Union proposes a gradual embargo on Russian oil in the sixth round of sanctions against Russia The European Commission imposed new sanctions on the Kremlin on Wednesday, including the gradual cancellation of Russian crude imports for a period of six months to be updated…

At 12:58 GMT, the US dollar index rose to 103.05, its highest level since January 2017. The dollar’s ​​rise comes with the euro also falling to its lowest level in 5 years, due to the difference in monetary policy between the two regions, while the market is waiting for the …

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard won confirmation in the US Senate on Tuesday to be the US central bank’s next vice chair, a week ahead of a key Fed meeting where policymakers are expected to ramp up their battle against inflation with a big interest-rate hike and the start of …

Headline Retail Sales in Canada rose by 0.1% MoM in March, according to the latest figures released by Statistic Canada on Friday, above expectations for a 0.4% MoM decline. March’s 0.1% growth rate marked a substantial slowdown from February’s strong 3.3% MoM growth rate, which was revised a tad higher …

Supply chain bottlenecks, the highest inflation in decades and a persisting labour shortage are weighing on businesses across the country, according to a new Federal Reserve report. In its region-by-region roundup of anecdotal information known as the Beige Book, the Fed reported that while economic activity increased at a “moderate …