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The US Treasury secretary’s latest remarks about surging prices put the Biden administration in a defensive stance. At her previous hearing in 2021, Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen told the congress that it was time to “act big” on a pandemic relief package, in her attempt to downplay the then prevalent …

US President Joe Biden plotted inflation-fighting strategy, on Tuesday, during his meeting with the Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Biden reportedly focused on relentlessly surging prices, with the destiny of the US economy and his own political prospects increasingly dependent on the actions of the government’s central bank.Tuesday’s meeting was the …

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 USD/CAD pair has renewed its fresh high in the year at 1.3052. the pair is attempting to balance above the 1.3000 psychological resistance. USD/CAD also managed to continue its winning streak by positive performance on Tuesday.USD/CAD is likely to further advance amid uncertainty over the release of the US …

US President Joe Biden blamed high inflation on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to the economy as well as the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, adding that rising price pressures are “hurting” American families ahead of the November midterms. In response to reporters’ question about taking any “responsibility” for inflation, Biden stated, “I think our …

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, is delivering his remarks on the monetary policy outlook at a press conference following the FOMC’s decision to hike the policy rate by 50 basis points in May.Key Quotes“We understand the pain from high inflation”.“It’s our job is to make sure high …

The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge slowed in March, in its first retreat in more than one year, according to a report issued Friday in the run-up to next week’s meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.PCE data gives a reading of the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index that excludes …

The US economy probably will grow 3.1% this year even as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy to quell inflation, Goldman Sachs said in a forecast on Friday.That would be the second-fastest pace in 17 years, following 2021’s 5.7% spike in GDP. The unemployment rate probably will fall to 3.3% …

Data released in Canada on Friday showed a better-than-expected reading on February retail sales. Analysts point out that retail sales volumes held their own in February and March, despite the headwinds to goods spending of mounting inflationary pressure and reopening service industries. The 0.1% gain in February was a little …

The annual rate of inflation climbed to 8.5% in March, the highest level since 1981. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out that despite wide-ranging price increases again in March, they believe this likely marks the peak in post-COVID inflation. They expect demand for goods to waver as spending pivots back …