Inflation

Markets are looking forward to Friday's barrage of labor statistics from the US, including the US March NFP, with a certain amount of trepidation. That's because economic data coming out so far this week has generally pointed to a more…
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Tomorrow sees the release of preliminary CPI figures from the Eurozone for the month of March. Typically the figure is not revised much for the final result, so the market generally takes its cue from the first look at the data. Also, this…
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SPX 500 index continues to rally The SPX 500 index reigns supreme as another record is set. The index is on track for a fifth straight winning month and has been rallying since Q4. The American economy has remained resilient despite the…
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Tomorrow's release of final GDP figures from the US and the UK are not expected to have a major impact on the markets, but they illustrate a trend that has been weighing on Cable. Depending on how the data goes, that trend could be…
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US Durable Goods: Room to Keep Rates High? The markets and the Fed seem to finally be aligning around what will happen with rates this year. But that doesn't mean the data will come in in a way that will match those predictions. Inflation…
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The Brent crude hitting a higher high The Brent crude resumed the upward momentum as the current outlook for black gold shows further demand. Heightened geopolitical tensions, steady demand growth, and OPEC+ extending cuts until at least…
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Wednesday's Fed decision effectively kept everything in place, which was largely interpreted by the market as dovish. Particularly Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-rate decision pressure. Sure, there were media headlines about the long-term…
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Yesterday's inflation data from the UK came in as a bit of a surprise, causing the markets to swing as traders parsed the data. The initial reaction was to the larger drop in inflation than expected, with CPI going down to the lowest rate…
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The BOJ Could Finally End Negative Rates Tomorrow There is a lot of anticipation ahead of the BOJ policy meeting to be held early tomorrow (or late tonight, depending on where in the globe you're located). The yen has strengthened…
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