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A slow start to the week, on the economic data front, so markets were heavily focused on the Ukraine peace negotiations. Following the iconic summit in Alaska between Presidents’ Trump and Putin, Trump meets with Zelensky and other European leaders in the Whitehouse.
Read more →Equity markets closed up for the week, following reassuring inflation data from both sides of the Atlantic, although US PPI did send a couple of warning signals. US Retails Sales were positive, while the University of Michigan Economic Sentiment report, was slightly weaker than expected.
Read more →A hotter than expected PPI number, out in the US overnight, showed wholesale prices hotter than expected. This dampened enthusiasm for rate cuts from the Fed, hinting that inflation may not be completely under control. Equities hit a minor speed bump and the US Dollar rebounded strongly.
Read more →Global markets continue to surge with confidence, enthused by the lack of inflation, on both sides of the Atlantic. Trade deals have been made and the new global trading environment is looking settled. Markets love certainty and they are getting it.
Read more →The US extended the interim US/China trade agreement, for another 90 days, surging market sentiment and further confidence in global trade. US markets also rallied strongly on the latest CPI reading, confirming inflation is under control, ensuring probable rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
Read more →Markets opened the week quietly, but is anticipating some big economic data releases coming, over the next few days. US inflation will be the focus, early in the week, which is expected to remain subdued. Any scare, to the upside, would vindicate the Fed’s apprehension with rate cuts.
Read more →US Equity markets closed out the week strongly, supported by growing confidence in global trade and the conclusion of tariff wars with the US. There is a long way to go, but the pattern is certainly set, delivering a whole new global trading system.
Read more →A dearth of major economic data releases, has allowed the market to meander this week, focusing on global trade developments. Every day, it seems, is yet another tariff-increase on a Country or sector.
Read more →Trade continues to dominate markets overnight, with the Trump administration further escalating prohibitive tariff sanctions on India. India appears to be the target, hoping to break the weak link in the BRICS group, rather than China.
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