On Tuesday, US President Joe Biden threatened to veto legislation that would tie support for raising the debt ceiling to significant spending cuts. The White House declared that it opposed the bill and that “the President has been clear that he will not accept such attempts at hostage-taking.” The legislation …
Read More »US S&P Manufacturing PMI surges to 50.4 in April
S&P Global Composite PMI increased to 53.5 (flash) from 52.3 in March, indicating that the private sector of the US economy continued to grow at a brisk rate in April. This figure was higher than the 52.8 market forecast.In the same time, the S&P Global Manufacturing PMI increased to 50.4 …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 236,000 in March
Nonfarm Payrolls increased by 236,000 in March, according to statistics released on Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This result follows February’s print of 326,000 and came in slightly below the market consensus of 240,000. (revised from 311,000).
Read More »BOE hikes policy rate by 25 bps to 4.25% in March
Following its March policy meeting, the Bank of England (BOE) announced that it raised the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25% as expected. Two policymakers, Tenreyro and Dhingra, vote to keep the policy rate on hold at 4%. “If there were to be evidence of more persistent pressures, then …
Read More »US Dollar Index sharply falls on FOMC decision
In its policy statement, the US Federal Reserve dropped the reference to “ongoing increases” and said that some additional policy firming may be appropriate.The US Dollar Index sharply fell in an initial reaction to FOMC decision and was last seen losing 0.59% on the day at 102.579. Fed Policy Statement …
Read More »Fed hikes interest rate by 25 basis points as expected
The US Fed announced on Wednesday that it raised the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 25 basis points to the range of 4.75-5% following the March policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. Summary of Economic Projections, known as the dot plot, will shape how …
Read More »Gold Approaching $2000 Threshold on Friday
Gold price surged further to the upside during the US, breaking above $1,988.50 per ounce at the time of writing. Late on Friday, the Gold Index XAU/USD stands at the highest level since April 2022 and on its way to the third-highest weekly close on record.From the level it had …
Read More »NZD/USD nosedives on big miss in New Zealand’s GDP
Stats New Zealand released the further quarter Gross Domestic Product. New Zealand GDP SA (QoQ) Q4: -0.6% (est -0.2%; prev 2.0%). New Zealand’s dollar is getting smacked after softer local GDP data. NZ GDP was 2.2% y/y in Q4 vs 3.3% seen and down from 6.4% prior. Odds of an …
Read More »SNB to Provide Credit Suisse With Liquidity If Necessary
On Wednesday morning, new issues at Credit Suisse added to market anxieties, but by the afternoon, a Swiss regulator announced that the nation’s central bank would offer additional liquidity if required.Once its greatest sponsor decided it could no longer help, the European bank’s stock deteriorated by more than 20% and …
Read More »US annual CPI data declines to 6% in February as expected
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Tuesday that inflation in the United States, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 6% on a yearly basis in February from 6.4% in January. This reading came in line with the market expectation. On a monthly basis, the …
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