US shares markets witnessed a mild improvement in trading sentiment, despite printing a mixed daily performance for Thursday. The reason could be linked to the strong US data and comments from the Fed policymakers, as well as a pullback in the US inflation expectations and the Treasury yields.The Dollar Index’s …
Read More »Traders Forecast Annual US Consumer Price Gains
Traders have hiked their preliminary forecasts for US consumer price inflation over the next few months, and now widely see annual headline figures coming in at 7% or higher into early next year.Fixings, which trade as derivatives on the likelihood of where future consumer price index levels will land, are …
Read More »Lane: Still Expect Eurozone Inflation To Ease Next Year
Eurozone inflation will ease next year and there is no sign that investors or consumers expect runaway prices in the medium term, the European Central Bank’s chief economist said on Thursday.“We’re not seeing expectations de-anchoring to the upside,” Lane told an online event hosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve.“Right now …
Read More »Tech Shares Lead Wall Street Slump
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points Wednesday, as Lucid Motors and Rivian skidded in morning trade. Tesla stock rallied, extending Tuesday’s gains. And Nvidia earnings are due after the stock market close.U.S. shares were trading modestly lower on Wednesday, a day after a positive session on Wall Street, …
Read More »UK Annualized CPI Beats Estimates October
The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate came in at 4.2% in October when compared to 3.1% booked in September while beating expectations of 3.9%, the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Wednesday. The core inflation gauge (excluding volatile food and energy items) rose by 3.4% YoY …
Read More »UK CPI Data Carries Three Scenarios for GBP/USD
The British pound has a very busy week as traders digest employment data, Tuesday, inflation on Wednesday and retail sales on Friday.Economists expect 3.9% UK inflation for October, strengthening rate hike by BoE’s December meeting to suggest three scenarios:1. Within expectations: A reading between 3.6% to 4.4% meets estimates. In …
Read More »Daly: Fed Should Handle Rate Hike Patiently
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly called for the Federal Reserve to be patient regarding interest rate hikes despite high inflation.In a speech before the Commonwealth Club of California, Daly said that patience is the boldest and best action and that it would be better to wait for more clarity …
Read More »Commodities Impact Worldwide Inflation
A sharp surge in natural gas prices since August has put pressure on a set of commodities, including crude oil, coal and electricity. Prices are currently squeezing margins for industrial users. Some industrial activities have contributed to higher prices for other commodities, such as base metals and ammonia as output …
Read More »What World’s Biggest Economies Expect From Biden-Xi Summit
One of US President Joe Biden’s toughest challenges is maneuvering America’s relationship with its biggest economic enemy; namely China. when Biden holds a virtual summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping later on Monday, issues such as tariffs, supply chain bottlenecks, subsidies, Chinese property sector debt crisis and the global energy …
Read More »Historic Inflation Ignites Growing Calls to Speed Taper
A growing consensus of market watchers, investors and traders says that the Federal Reserve Bank has to speed up its taper procedures, namely the reduction of asset purchases in light of the fastest inflation in 31 years.The calls, ranging from former New York Fed President Bill Dudley to St. Louis …
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