Market Update

The S&P 500 and the Dow were gaining ground on Wednesday and the dollar index declined after data showed USinflation slowed on a year-on-year basis last month, giving investors some hope that price surges are peaking.US stock futures initially lost ground after core inflation, excluding items such as oil prices …

The key report of the week was released on Wednesday. The annual inflation rate in the US dropped in April to 8.3% from the March 8.5% reading (41-year high). The increase was larger than expected. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out April’s CPI data served as a reminder that the …

The US entertainment giant reports after the closing bell Wednesday as streaming, theme parks and the stock price come into focus. The Walt Disney Co. reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday, closing out what has been an unusually turbulent earnings season for the entertainment industry.Disney …

Hot inflation pressures from excessive US fiscal and monetary policy responses to the 2020 COVID crisis supported commodity markets early in Q1. Moreover, Ukraine and Russia, together, represent a veritable commodity superstore, providing critical commodities to the world.Roll yields became positive across the commodity complex for the first time in …

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 US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the April Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, May 11 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 4 major banks regarding the upcoming US inflation print. …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after falling nearly 10 percent in the previous two sessions, buoyed by supply concerns, as the European Union works to rally support for a Russian oil embargo and as Russian gas supplies to Europe halted through a major transit point in Ukraine. The European Union …

European shares rose on Wednesday, extending gains after hitting a two-month low this week, as investors awaited US consumer price data for indications of rising inflation. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent by 0715 GMT, and the real estate sector was at the forefront of the emerging sectors …

Japan’s Nikkei index rose at the close on Wednesday as investors flocked to stocks of companies with strong expectations, but gains were limited as US inflation data was awaited later in the day. The Nikkei rose 0.18 percent to close at 26,213.64 points, after declining earlier in the session. Investors …

Germany and the US will publish their latest inflation figures on Wednesday. German CPI is expected to be confirmed at 7.4% YoY, while the US reading is foreseen at 8.1%. An in-line or lower than anticipated reading may boost optimism, to the benefit of equities and to the detriment of …