The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index declined to 4.2% on a yearly basis in March from 5.1% in February, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. The annual Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged lower to 4.6% from 4.7% in the same period, …
Read More »ECB’s Centeno: Wage increases still compatible with monetary policy
European Central Bank policymaker Mario Centeno said on Monday that the wage increase in the Eurozone is still compatible with the monetary policy and added that they are not observing and second round effect on wage-setting.“We haven’t seen de-anchoring inflation expectations,” Centeno further reiterated and noted that the ECB has …
Read More »USD/CHF rebounds ahead of Powell’s speech
The USD/CHF pair has attracted more demand after a marginal correction closer to the 0.9200 mark amid positive risk appetite that is obviously cautious and keeping an eye on the performance of rising US Treasury yields.Fed Bostic, on Monday, said that no recession in CY2023 but has trimmed his GDP …
Read More »Why Is Wall Street Suddenly Celebrating On Monday?
US equities had a surprise reason for celebrating with the first day of the second trading week in the new year. So far, in 2023, Wall Street has swung from sadness to joy.US Stocks are enjoying a robust year beginning after 2022’s disappointing performance. Even though the Dow fell more …
Read More »USD/CAD hits fresh daily highs near 1.3600 as Dollar rallies
The US Dollar sharply surges on the back of fresh US economic data, so far the Dollar Index has hit highest in almost one month. The USD/CAD pair rebounds from 1.3475 toward 1.3600 ahead of the awaited US and Canadian employment reports on Friday. The USD/CAD is up on Thursday …
Read More »Can Rishi Sunak Help The Stock Market?
Sunak has acknowledged that his country is dealing with “profound economic challenges,” and he is stepping in at a pivotal time as the country needs some stability. Sunak is feeling the pressure of trying to gain investors’ confidence following the financial fallout caused by last month’s controversial tax cuts.The markets …
Read More »Yuan slips near 14-year lows against the dollar
The Chinese yuan fell during Friday’s trading, near its lowest level in 14 years against the dollar, bringing its losses this year to 12.3%. And according to Bloomberg, market watchers expect further yuan weakness after the Communist Party congress ends this weekend, with the central bank loosening its grip on …
Read More »China is accelerating the pace to control new Corona cases across the country
Coronavirus cases are increasing across China, prompting many local authorities to tighten control over movement. According to a model from Nomura, about 4.8% of China’s GDP was negatively affected by COVID controls as of Monday, October 10. This is up from 4.3% last week. According to official announcements, three districts …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 528,000 in July
Nonfarm Payrolls in the US rose by 528,000 in July, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Friday. This reading followed June’s increase of 398,000 (revised from 372,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 250,000. The Unemployment Rate edged lower to 3.5%. …
Read More »Fed’s Beige Book Highlights Rising Inflation Fears
According to the Fed’s Beige Book, released on Wednesday, wages and other prices gains were seen across most of the 12 districts. As for the overall economic outlook; the Fed said that the US economy grew at a modest pace since mid-May but several of the central bank’s regional districts …
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