Consumer sentiment data are not normally trading events on most calendars, however, under the current feverish markets, almost any unexpected result will generate a reaction. If the Michigan Index is worse than expected it will spark fears of consumer led recession prompting further equity declines and the US dollar’s status …
Read More »Fed’s Powell vows to fix inflation
The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday that the US central bank’s battle to tame inflationary pressures would “include some pain” as the impact of higher interest rates is being felt, but that the worse outcome would be for prices to continue speeding ahead.”“We went through periods in …
Read More »Fed’s Daly: 50 bps vs.75 bps debate not a primary consideration
President of San Francisco Fed, Mary C. Daly stated that there is no reason to justify altering the course for 50 bps at the next two FOMC meetings, adding that the debate between 50 bps-75 bps is not a primary consideration. Daly reiterated that she still wants to reach a …
Read More »Bank of Mexico hikes interest rate by 50bps to 7%
The Bank of Mexico sets the benchmark interest rate at 7%, although Reuters reports that the board was not unanimous on rate decision with one member of the board voting to hike rates to 7.25%.Preliminary information suggests that economic activity rebounded during the first quarter of 2022. Given the growing …
Read More »Biden Defends His Plan To Tame Hot US Inflation
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticized Republicans’ plan to combat US hot inflation, taking his speech as an opportunity to slam his opposition. Biden accused his predecessor of being responsible for the balance sheet deficit increase every single year Trump was president. “Right now, the majority of our Republican …
Read More »USD/JPY Higher As CPI Boosts Jumbo Hike
The USD/JPY pair is struggling around 130.00 but is likely to accelerate as the higher than expected CPI data boosts the bets of a mega rate hike by the US central bank in June. Market estimates conceived CPI at 8.1%, lower than the former reading of 8.5%. While the print …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard: Inflation Data Not Far From Expectations
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard has commented on the latest CPI data saying that he ”won’t emphasize single inflation report too much but inflation is more persistent than many have thought.”The markets are in a freefall into the closing bell on Wall Street on …
Read More »Biden’s Statement On Consumer Price Index In April
The White House’s website published a statement by US President Joe Biden, commenting on the CPI data released earlier on Wednesday. On Tuesday, in a proactive manner, Biden gave a speech on the US economic outlook, blaming high inflation on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to the economy as well as the …
Read More »US Shares Surge After CPI Data
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 …
Read More »CPI Data Proves Fed Has A Long Battle Against Inflation
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 …
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