Inflation

The economic docket for the week ahead will see a somewhat slower schedule with most of the major markets closed on Friday due to Good Friday. Still, there is plenty of economic reports that will be coming out over the week. Inflation… Read More

Before the European session opens tomorrow, we have some important data from China and Germany. The data could not only add some volatility to the markets but set the tone for the entire day. Central banks are moving to more… Read More

It has been a busy week for the pound sterling as investors had a lot of information to digest. This included economic reports and new developments on the Brexit front. Data showed that the UK’s economy was nudging along albeit at a… Read More

The economic data over the week covered the retail sales report for January and inflation data. The data sets the expectations for the FOMC meeting due tomorrow. Following the weak jobs report in February, the US economic outlook is… Read More

Most people, even without a background in economics or finance know that inflation means that the value of a currency is going down. Broadly speaking, this is translatable in some sense to the currency markets. If one currency has higher… Read More

The release of the ECB’s January meeting, yesterday, shed more light on concerns held by the bank. Acknowledging the severity of the recent downturn, the ECB said it will monitor "the extent to which the weaker growth momentum might turn… Read More

Consumer prices in the United States stayed flat at the start of the year marking a third consecutive month. The flat reading comes amid energy prices holding inflation down. Consumer price index which means the number of prices paid for… Read More

Britain's economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2018. The yearly growth was the slowest in six years, as Brexit worries and global trade tensions dampened activity. Data showed that the nation’s GDP increased just by… Read More

One of the more complex data sets to analyze is unemployment data. It seems quite easy to understand on the surface, but it is often the data release that tends to perplex analysts most. It's not just that the market seems to go in the… Read More

Consumer prices released from Canada last week showed that inflation increased, surprising the market to the upside. The unexpected acceleration should not change the Bank of Canada's current wait-and-see mode. The Bank of Canada held… Read More