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On the surface, this might seem to be an odd thing to be considering now. Most countries in the world are facing significant inflation problems. Of the "big three", which we'll focus on for purposes of answering the title question, the US…
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Following the last FOMC meeting, it seemed the Fed was quite happy with how much inflation was coming down. The rhetoric shifted from "keep raising" to "only a couple more hikes left". That was a dovish shift that was welcomed by the…
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After months of inflation coming in way above the Fed's target, the latest releases show a different trend. US monthly CPI figures for December showed a drop in prices, largely aided by energy prices. Yesterday, producer prices came in much…
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Goldman Sachs has been one of the recent major banks to upgrade its expectations for the Euro Zone for the coming year. It had previously expected the shared economy to fall into a recession in the first half of the year. Now, the forecast…
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The two largest economies in the world are expected to report inflation figures later this week. But, by far, the US figure is expected to be the most important. The yuan trades within a bound set by the PBOC, which limits the impact…
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Over the last year, the dollar saw an extended period of strength, but turned around in autumn. Although there were many events to influence that trajectory, the main overriding theme has been the Fed. And as we turn our attention to the…
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Usually, we have all the key data points ahead of an FOMC decision to make a better evaluation of what could happen. But this time, the most important data for the Fed will be released during the first day of their meeting, later today.…
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Analysts are coalescing around the idea that the BOC will hike by a quarter percentage point (or "one hike" as it used to be) at the next meeting. But given the connection between Canada and the US in economic terms, some traders might be…
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Tomorrow we get our first look at this month's inflation figures from the EuroZone. This data is critical for the shared currency because this is the data that the ECB will have when going into its interest rate decision two-and-a-half…
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Over the next couple of days, we will be getting a series of monthly data from the US housing market. This data comes back into focus after the latest CPI reading, which is why it could have some influence on the dollar. Remember that…
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