Inflation

The week ahead is expected to be somewhat quiet. The U.S. markets will be coming out from the Thanksgiving holiday from last week. On the economic front, data this week is slightly busy for the U.S. Dollar. The Fed meeting minutes, core… Read More

Consumer prices in the United States rose at the fastest pace since the start of the year in October. The surge in inflation was driven by higher gas prices and a rebound in the price of automobiles including used cars and trucks. The… Read More

The US Dollar traded up to fresh 2018 highs this week following the release of the latest inflation data which posted its biggest increase in nine months. Headline CPI inflation rose 2.5% year on year in October, jumping up from the… Read More

Inflation Steady Over October The latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed that UK CPI inflation remained unchanged over October. Headline inflation printed 2.4%, missing analyst expectations of a 2.5% print while core… Read More

For Thursday, November 15 the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release employment data for the country at 19:30 EST (or Friday at 01:30 CET). This data can sometimes move the markets, or shift the overall trend if it comes in… Read More

Worst Case Scenario  In a research note released this week, investment bank UBS outlined its “worst case” scenario for the Australian economy. The research conducted for the study consisted of creating five potential scenarios for the… Read More

On Thursday, November 8th at 19:30 EST, or Friday, November 9th at 01:30 CET, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release its Monetary Policy Statement (sometimes abbreviated as SoMP or MPS). The statement is a key bit of insight into… Read More

In a move that was widely expected, the RBA kept rates unchanged at its November meeting held overnight. Rates have now remained stagnant at an all-time low of 1.5% for a record 27 consecutive meetings and the RBA is giving little… Read More

The ECB will have been relieved to receive the latest Eurozone inflation data as, following the weaker than expected 3Q Eurozone GDP figures, inflation surprised to the upside. The flash estimate for Eurozone HICP inflation came in at 2.2%… Read More

The macroeconomic event getting all the attention this week is the release of last month's US Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), which is expected at 8:30 EST (13:30 CET). Along with the release is a host of other important employment data. Here are… Read More