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The US Dollar Index has recovered to 104.40, its lowest point since September. The US Producer Price Index (PPI) saw a less-than-expected 1.3% YoY increase in October, falling short of the projected 1.9% rise. The Core Producer Price Index (PPI) also fell short of expectations, coming in at 2.4% YoY …

The likelihood of a recession is one big question that is being discussed again and again as observers, including former Fed officials still argue that there is still an obvious risk of a recession.Jerome Powell and Co. are seen as walking on a fine line. The extent of fiscal stimulus, …

The reco0very of gild price has stalled following the release of the key Retail Sales Data and the Producer Price Index (PPI) data. US Retail Sales data for October contracted at a slower pace of 0.1% against estimates of a 0.3% decline. The US monthly headline PPI contracted by 0.5%, …

The dollar fell to low levels on Wednesday, November 15, after falling overnight with the issuance of a surprisingly weaker inflation reading in the United States, which reinforced bets that the US Federal Reserve has reached the end of its monetary policy tightening cycle. At the same time, the offshore …

As softer US CPI data leads to a sharp decline in the US dollar, the GBP/USD pair has surged over 1.80% to trade around 1.2499, namely nearest the 1.2500 level, on the back of the recent US inflation data. October US inflation dropped the most in the last three months …

Will Fed say goodbye to the rate hiking era? The Fed will likely be in a holding pattern, with inflation moderating and a weakening labour market. Another rate hike from here looks less likely given this softer inflation reading.  The dollar softened on Tuesday following data for US consumer prices …

The US consumer price inflation looks to have negatively surprised the consensus. Economists still predict that the Fed will hold interest rates steady until June 2024, when they will start to cut them. In other words, October saw a decrease in inflationary pressures.With fuel prices acting as a major drag …

Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher on Tuesday amid optimism that local companies will continue to announce strong forecasts as the yen remains near its lowest level in three decades against the dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.34 percent to close at 32,695.93 points, while the broader Topix index rose 0.37 percent …

As he gets ready to leave for San Francisco, Fed Chair Jerome Powell may want to discuss China’s plans with Chinese officials on how to avoid a prolonged deflationary slump. However, it is worth noting that 4 years ago, on the thirteenth of November 2019, Powell said it is hard …

The dollar rose to its highest level in more than a year against the Japanese yen on Monday, supported by declining expectations that the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) will cut interest rates next year. Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that the government will continue to monitor the …