Pound Bid After Core Inflation Beat, 50bps Secured?
POUND STERLING ANALYSIS TALKING POINTS UK CPI revealed sticky inflation in the region bolstering pound bets. BoE likely to stick to 0.5% in February meeting in what would be their 10th consecutive rate hike! Golden cross unfolding in textbook fashion, how long can it last? Recommended by Warren Venketas Get Your Free GBP Forecast GBP […]
Inflation data on the agenda in Europe today
The market is still digesting the BOJ policy decision from earlier with the yen being knocked down by over 2% across the board while bonds are more bid in the aftermath. The central bank doubled down on defending their yield curve control policy and that has seen 10-year JGB yields fall to 0.41%. The move […]
Fed’s Barkin:”My hope is we have seen peak inflation behind us”
Tom Barkin, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, is crossing the wires. Key comments My hope is that we have passed the peak of inflation. The median CPI is still too high for what I want to see. Cannot declare victory over inflation too soon. Doesn’t favour backing off too soon, […]
Americans are spending an extra $371 a month because of inflation
New York CNN — From rent and groceries to utilities, families are paying a lot more every month as they try to keep up with inflation. And while inflation has cooled in recent months, the typical household spent $371 more on good and services in December than a year ago, according to Moody’s Analytics. The […]
Workers Lose Ground to Inflation Despite Big Wage Gains
EconomyRecent data suggest a shift is under way, with paycheck totals gaining as inflation recedes Source link
EUR/USD remains sideways around 1.0830 amid ambiguity in risk profile, US PPI eyed
EUR/USD is in a rangebound territory as solid yields are weighing on risk-perceived currencies. The release of the US PPI will provide more cues about inflation projections. According to Bloomberg’s poll, the ECB is expected to find an interest rate peak at 3.25%. The EUR/USD pair has continued to trade rangebound near 1.0830 in the […]
Gold Price (XAU/USD) Presses Ahead as US Inflation Expectations Fall
Gold Price (XAU/USD), Chart, and Analysis US interest rate expectations continue to fall. Gold looks like it is consolidating ahead of the next move higher. Recommended by Nick Cawley Get Your Free Gold Forecast The latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report, released last Friday, showed inflation expectations in the US continuing to fall. The […]
UK Employment and Inflation Data for December: Some Relief for the BOE?
Last Friday, the UK reported a surprise growth in GDP. That was even a surprise for the normally overly optimistic government analysts, who were expecting the UK to remain in recession for the coming quarters. Of course it was just one month of data, and doesn’t necessarily mean a trend is forming. The outsized growth […]
XAU/USD continues to face correction risks – TDS
Gold rallied all the way up to $1,920 in the last session of the week. However, strategists at TD Securities note that the yellow metal confronts correction risks. Precious metal space is no longer in a selling mode “Reflecting the narrative that inflation pressures in the US economy are coming under control, following the release […]
Dollar under pressure as consensus over soft inflation figures in 2023 grows
The dollar fell to its lowest level in 7 months, and bond yields stabilized after a sharp fall on Thursday, as another decline in major US inflation indicators raised hopes for an early end to the Federal Reserve's tightening cycle, and even its first rate cut in the second half of the year.On Friday, the […]