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US equity markets rebounded and the US Dollar and bond yields eased, following the release of the softer than expected PPI inflation reading. The wholesale inflation reading in the US was slightly softer than expected, coming in at 3.3%...
Read more →Markets opened the trading week on a negative note, following the better-than-expected Non-Farm Payroll number, released last Friday in the US. NFP’s handily beat expectations, adding 256,000 jobs, which eased the pressure on the Fed to cut rates further.
Read more →The US Non-Farm Payroll number was stronger than expected, allowing further space for the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged. This follows the FOMC Minutes release, which revealed Fed members were in a ‘sit and hold’ mode, awaiting inflation readings and Trump trade policies.
Read more →US Markets were closed overnight, for a ‘Day of Mourning’, commemorating the life and death of former President Jimmy Carter. This enabled markets to take stock and digest the Fed minutes, released before markets closed, late Wednesday.
Read more →US Bond Yields continue to rise, despite the Fed being well into a rate cutting cycles, due to market uncertainty over the Fed’s commitment to cutting rates in 2025. President Trump has proposed an ‘economic emergency’ may be declared, in order to impose a raft of global tariffs, on inauguration.
Read more →US Services PMI data beat expectations, only adding to the inflationary pressures perceived in the markets. The JOLTS report showed higher than expected job openings in the US market, suggesting a softer market and adding to questions over the important Non-Farm Payroll number...
Read more →Markets opened the week strongly, with some supportive data coming from EU PMI, which showed an improvement in the services sector. Chinese Services PMI was also stronger than expected, allowing markets to rally, once again.
Read more →Stocks rallied strongly on Wall Street Friday, recovering losses from the previous day's trade. It has been a volatile holiday period on markets across Asia, Europe and North America, but trade has been extremely thin and the lack of economic data releases, has contributed to the lack of direction.
Read more →Markets opened the trading year looking for direction, ahead of the US Presidential inauguration. The Trump policies will include market friendly de-regulation and tax cuts, but trade policies hold some reservations.
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