The USD weakened across the board yesterday following a notable miss in the US initial claims data as that added some more pressure on the USD with the market weighing the possibility that the labour market could weaken fast enough in the next months to justify more rate cuts than expected. Overall though, the price
I saw this chart today (here) and didn’t believe it so I double checked the Census Bureau and it’s true. The current projection is for the US population to now peak at just-under 370 million in 2080 but with it reaching 359m in 2040, it’s a really long plateau. Given the plunge in fertility rates
Oil prices dropped to a near two-month low on receding tensions in the Middle East, a complex interplay of escalating supply levels, demand worries, and challenging economic indicators. The global benchmark, US WTI crude currently clinging below $80 a barrel, has lost more than 10% from a near two-year high tested last month. A similar
Commuters in London. Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.K. economy has emerged from recession as gross domestic product rose 0.6% in the first quarter, official figures showed Friday, beating expectations. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast growth of 0.4% on the previous three months of the year. The U.K. entered a shallow recession in the second
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The daily chart reveals a subtle change in buyers’ momentum, noted by decreasing MACD green bars and a neutral RSI. Hourly indicators picture a balanced scenario for the session. At the end of the week, the NZD/USD has lost 0.21% as buyers seem to have run out of steam. The sluggish trend momentum might suggest
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For the y/y data: CPI +0.3% continuing to claw its way out of deflation this is the third consecutive month of above zero CPI y/y expected +0.2%, prior +0.1% PPI -2.5% still in deep deflation, as it has been since October of 2022 expected -2.3%, prior -2.8% The slight lift for the CPI is good
Spot gold extended its rate cut hope rally Friday to rise to $2378 before giving back some of the gains to close with a gain of 0.59% at $2360. It slid from the day’s high on hotter-than-expected University of Michigan consumer inflation expectations data, however, it was still up around 2.60% on the week. The
Global markets were buoyed by pervasive risk-on sentiment last week, with both FTSE and DAX setting new records and major US indices posting substantial gains. Even Hong Kong HSI extended its rally from January’s lows by 25%, underscoring a broad uptick in investor confidence. In Europe, enthusiasm was particularly pronounced following the ECB’s reaffirmation of
Consumer sentiment slumped as inflation expectations rose, despite otherwise strong signals in the economy, according to a closely watched survey released Friday. The University of Michigan Survey of Consumers sentiment index for May posted an initial reading of 67.4 for May, down from 77.2 in April and well off the Dow Jones consensus call for
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Notable monetary divergence between Fed, G10 peers keeps USD afloat. Markets await further economic reports for insights into the US economy’s health for potential adjustments to Fed expectations. Next week’s highlight will be April’s US CPI. The US Dollar Index (DXY) is currently trading around the 105.35 mark, posting mild gains on Friday near the end
EURUSD falls back to support targets after resistant test The EURUSD moved higher in the early US session reaching a new intraday high of 1.07895. That got within a paper so of the 50% midpoint of the move down from the March 2024 high to the April 2024 low at 1.07906. The 200 day moving
The US session was informed most by the University of Michigan consumer sentiment preliminary data which showed a sharp decline in the sentiment index to 67.4 from 76.0 . The expectations also fell sharply to 66.5 from 75.0 and current conditions also tumbled to 68.8 versus 79.0. To make the data even worse when you
While gold has delivered 16% returns since last Akshaya Tritiya, Indian equity markets have produced four multibagger stocks in the jewellery segment during this period, outperforming not just the yellow metal but also S&P BSE Sensex which has yielded 21%. These stocks are namely Sky Gold, Kalyan Jewellers India, Thangamayil Jewellery and PC Jeweller which
Sterling remains one of the weakest performers this week, despite lack of strong selling momentum. BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill reaffirmed the market’s expectations that the central bank would start to consider interest rate cuts in upcoming meetings. These messages echoed the slight dovish shift noted in yesterday’s BoE rate decision. Attention is now shifting
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