According to a preliminary January survey by IHS Markit, Service PMI fell to 50.9 this month from 57.6 in December. That was much larger than the expected decline to 55.0 and marked the lowest reading since July 2020.IHS Markit’s Manufacturing PMI also fell more than expected to 55.0 from 57.7 …
Read More »What Are The Expectations For a Fed Hike This Year
Goldman Sachs expected the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates during its upcoming meetings, specifically starting from the next March meeting. The Fed may decide to raise rates 4 times during March, June, September and December. The US investment bank suggested that the US Federal Reserve would start reducing …
Read More »UK: Manufacturing PMI Declines to 56.9 in January
Manufacturing PMI in the UK declined to 56.9 in early January from 57.9 in December, IHS Markit reported on Monday. This print came in worse than the market expectation of 57.9. Further details of the publication revealed that the business activity in the services sector expanded at a softer pace …
Read More »Gold Prices Are Flat Before The Fed
Gold prices were little changed on Monday as investors awaited the US Federal Reserve meeting for clues about an interest rate hike, while concerns about inflation and the row between Russia and Ukraine kept gold’s safe-haven appeal intact. And the price of gold settled in spot transactions at 1836.21 dollars …
Read More »Weekly Recap 17 – 21 Jan.
US Treasury yields have been the deciding factor in the price action in global financial markets over the past week. The yield on US ten-year bonds fell to 1.792% from last week’s close of 1.761%. The markets have been moved by the US Treasury yields over the past week. The …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 21-01-2022
The US dollar declined on Friday, along with US Treasury yields, while investors looked ahead to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting for more clarity on the outlook for rate hikes.US Treasury yields fell as stock market declines reflected poor risk appetite, while concerns about potential conflict in Ukraine drove demand …
Read More »IMF Warns China Over Cost Of COVID Lockdowns
China, the world’s second largest economy, should review its zero-tolerance approach to the pandemic or risk damaging the global recovery, according to the head of International Monetary Fund.Kristalina Georgieva said Beijing should reassess the use of lockdowns to limit the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant since it became …
Read More »GBP/JPY Slumps Back, Weak UK Data Hit sterling, Lower Yields Help Yen
The GBP/JPY pair fell sharply on Friday and heavy downside in the global equity market and commodity space weighed on more risk-sensitive currencies such as sterling, while a sharp drop in global bond yields on safe-haven demand boosted the rate-sensitive yen.Much worse than expected UK Retail Sales figures for December …
Read More »US leading indicators climb 0.8% despite omicron’s Impact
The US economy has kept growing in the face of the rapid spread of omicron. The US leading index rose a solid 0.8% in December, signaling steady growth even as the record spread of the omicron virus nibbled at the edges of the economy. Economists polled by The Wall Street …
Read More »Eurozone Consumer Confidence falls in January
The Eurozone Consumer Confidence has fallen to -8.5 in January flash estimate versus expected decline to -9.0According to the flash estimate of the European Commission’s Eurozone Consumer Confidence survey, the headline index fell to -8.5 in January versus forecasts for a drop to -9.0 from -8.4 the month prior. December’s …
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