Almost all financial assets spent the first half of the trading day in a defensive stance, attempting to extend their previous consolidative efforts. Eventually, the release of the US CPI data had other arrangements and another say. Market ignored other positive news, but were there to support the optimism. The …
Read More »Fed’s Bostic: Comfortable moving at 25 basis points
Fed’s Raphael Bostic said, early Friday, he would be comfortable moving at 25 basis points if conversations with business leaders are consistent with slowing inflation. He said that the signs of slowing wage increases “also positive”.Data showing inflation slowed in December “was really welcome news” that may allow the U.S. …
Read More »Could Treasury Yield Predicts Fed’s Next Moves?
One lesson traders and investors are urged to learn is that the bond market is often almost correct; particularly two-year Treasury note. Its direction is of high consideration for those who are interested in knowing about the direction of the Federal Reserve’s actions. US Treasury yields fell on Thursday …
Read More »BoE’s Mann: UK inflation dynamic looks pretty robust
Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Thursday that the underlying UK inflation dynamic looks pretty robust.”Households and firms see 4% inflation in the years ahead”, she said, adding that “you have a lot of different ways of looking at it. My reading is we’re not there yet”.Mann voted …
Read More »Fed would opt for 25 bps rate hikes after CPI data
Thursday’s inflation reading in the United States accelerated bets and expectations that the Fed will manage a shift from 50 basis points rate hikes to 25 bps hikes. Despite the fact that inflation has clearly slowed earlier in 2022, there are doubt that the FOMC is ready to declare mission …
Read More »GBP/USD retreats after US dollar recovers post-CPI losses
The US Dollar tumbled immediately after CPI data, and trims losses after Wall Street opened. Inflation confirms the US economy’s slowdown,In a seemingly volatile session, the US dollar has sharply reversed during the last hour and turned positive across the board. The GBP/USD pair peaked after the US inflation data …
Read More »US annual CPI inflation drops to 6.5% in December as expected
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 6.5% on a yearly basis in December from 7.1% in November. This reading came in line with the market expectation. On a monthly basis, the CPI …
Read More »European stocks rise as investors await US inflation data
European stocks rose Thursday, January 12, in light of anticipation ahead of the release of US inflation data, which may affect the course of monetary policy in the largest global economy, while Logitech shares fell as sales expectations were cut after the company failed to achieve its quarterly targets. The …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 11/01/2023
The US Dollar Index has displayed negative performance for the second consecutive day around seven-month low. Dovish comments from Fed officials as well as mixed US data are among factors that do renew hopes for slowing down the pace of rate hiking and this tendency could hamper the DXY. Risk-on …
Read More »America’s CPI Preview: Forecasts by 10 major banks
The annual CPI is expected to decline to 6.5% from 7.1% in November and see the Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, edging lower to 5.7% from 6%. On a monthly basis, the CPI is forecast to stay unchanged while the Core CPI is expected to rise …
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