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The monthly inflation report for August will be coming out later today during the US trading session. Inflation expectations, based on the economists polled, point to a moderation in the data. Economists forecast that inflation will rise… Read More

The week ahead will see investors shifting focus to the European Central Bank which will be stealing the limelight given the expectations. However, there are other high-ticket events lined up over the week such as US inflation, producer… Read More

Focus at the start has been on the US budget arrangements that have been under consideration recently. Yesterday it was announced that, following tense negotiations, a deal had been made between President Trump and congressional leaders.… Read More

The monthly producer prices index report will be coming out today. Economists forecast that the producer prices index will rise for a third consecutive month. On a month over month basis, core PPI is expected to advance 0.2%. This marks the… Read More

The Institute of Supply Management will be releasing the non-manufacturing PMI report later today. According to the median estimates, the non-manufacturing activity index could rise by just 0.1 points. In April, non-manufacturing… Read More

The monthly building permits data will be released by the Commerce Department today. According to economists polled, building permits are forecast to rise 1.298 million in April. This follows a modest increase from March. Building… Read More

The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) will be releasing April’s report for the manufacturing sector today. According to the median poll of economists, manufacturing activity is forecast to dip from March’s rebound. In March,… Read More

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence report will be coming out later today during the NY trading session. The median estimates point to consumer confidence picking up following the decline in March. The rebound in consumer… Read More

Coming up this week, we have a series of data releases relating to the US housing situation.  However, these might be a bit overshadowed considering the all-important NFP release coming up at the end of the week. We've discussed… Read More

Risk assets began the European trading session today with a more dampened tone. The meeting between President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un failed to produce any results. The summit, which took place on the neutral ground of… Read More