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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:34:40 GMT

US PPI causes Dollar surge

Despite the US Consumer Price Index not impacting the markets on Tuesday, there is still inflation at the producer level. Namely, the publication of the US Producer Price Index has revealed that inflation in the US is persistent. The new data indicates that the US Federal Reserve still has to combat inflation by tightening monetary policy. The Fed cannot

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 13:42:48 GMT

US employment moves the markets

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the monthly US employment data sets. Data reveals a mixed month, as the statistics have shown good and bad aspects in the US labour market. USD reacted to the news by sharply dropping and resuming the previous decline, as mixed news appear to have allowed the market to continue on in

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:37:06 GMT

European Central Bank follows Fed policy

The ECB Main Refinancing Rate has just been released. As expected, the central bank has kept the rate at 4.50%. In addition, the central bank published its Monetary Policy Statement. The event caused a minor 0.20% dip of the EUR/USD. The dip was attributed to a sentence in the policy statement. "Financing Conditions are restrictive and past interest rate

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:32:54 GMT

Jerome Powell causes volatility

The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell has just caused market volatility. Comments made at a testimony before US Congress committee have created various market reactions. In general, the head of the US monetary policy makers has stated that he still expects to cut interest rates during this year. This aspect is good for the financial markets, but

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:19:27 GMT

Dollar drops due to ISM Services PMI

At exactly 15:00 GMT, the US Institute for Supply Management published its Purchasing Managers Index. The markets expected the index to show good conditions in the sector, but the actual data disappointed. Due to this reason the US Dollar sharply declined. The index is an aggregate number for a survey of sales managers at top US firms. Managers reply by

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 13:39:10 GMT

US inflation remains persistent

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published the monthly Producer Price Index data. Prices for goods at the wholesale level have grown stunningly. The monthly increase in the PPI is at 0.3% and the Core PPI at 0.5%. Both were expected to increase just 0.1%. The producer price increase indicates that inflation is set to continue

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:11:45 GMT

UK Retail Sales recover

Despite the UK economy entering a recession, in January, Retail Sales have increased 3.4%. However, the optimism is not warranted, as the sales have dropped -3.3% in December, which in nominals terms is a larger sum than the recovered amount. The GBP reacted to the news with a surge, before declining back to previous levels. In general, the rate remains

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:35:54 GMT

US employment caused Dollar surge

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the monthly employment data sets. The released data has caused a surge of the US Dollar of 0.5% over the span of a minute. Afterwards, the Dollar continue to gain, as the momentum had continued. Since mid-Monday, the Dollar index was testing the 104.50 level's resistance. Non-farm employment change was expected

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:53:01 GMT

GBP is boosted by central bank

The Bank of England has kept its Official Bank Rate unchanged at 5.25%. The no change was expected. The market reacted to the news with a slight strengthening of the Pound against other currencies. GBP/USD currency pair surged 55 points or 0.44%.

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:22:15 GMT

US Federal Reserve publishes Fed Funds Rate

The United States Federal Reserve has just published its Federal Funds Rate. As expected, the central bank has kept its base rate unchanged at 5.50%. The no change was expected. Afterwards, the markets were looking forward to the follow up press conference of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell. In general, the head of the central bank stated

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:42:14 GMT

US GDP surprises markets

The United States Advance Gross Domestic Product publication has surprises the financial markets, as a major beat of forecast has occurred. Markets expected GDP to have increased by 2.0%. Instead the US economy has grown by staggering 3.3%. The event caused a surge of US stock indices and the US Dollar. The USD surged due to the data indicating

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:31:16 GMT

ECB announces base interest rate

The European Central Bank has just published its Main Refinancing Rate. As expected, the ECB has kept the interest rate at 4.50%. The EUR/USD currency exchange rate reacted to the news by surging only ten points and testing the resistance of the 1.0900 mark.

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:37:27 GMT

United States Retail Sales push the Dollar up

The monthly US Retail Sales data has been published. Markets expected Retail Sales to have increased by 0.4%. The actual released number revealed an increase of 0.6%. The US Dollar reacted to the news with a sharp surge up. The surge is attributed to the factor that higher retail sales are bound to boost inflation that would force the Federal

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:34:25 GMT

US publishes Producer Price Index

The United States Producer Price Index shows the inflation level at the business level. Data for December has just been released. The monthly data revealed that prices have declined. The PPI was forecast to show an increase of 0.1%. Published month-on-month PPI is -0.1%. The Core PPI which excludes food and energy was expected to be at 0.2%. Actual released

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 13:36:10 GMT

US publishes Consumer Price Index

The United States Bureau of Labour Statistics has published the United States Consumer Price Index data. The data revealed that inflation in the United States is higher than expected. The month on month change of the index was expected to be an increase of 0.2%. Actual number is 0.3%. The monthly Core CPI change was forecast to be at

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:44:39 GMT

Markets react to US employment data

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published the US monthly employment data sets. The Dollar jumped against all other assets due to the data being overwhelmingly positive. Average Hourly Earnings were expected to have increased by 0.3% over the month. Actual growth was 0.4%. Non-Farm Employment Change or the number of new employed people was forecast to be

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:15:37 GMT

Dollar declines due to Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes

The publication of the US Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes has reminded the world that the Fed is debating a reduction of interest rates and a stop to the reduction of the central bank's balance sheet. The reminder caused a decline of the US Dollar's value.

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:22:03 GMT

Pound plummets due to UK CPI

On Wednesday, at 07:00 GMT, the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics released the country's Consumer Price Index data. The event caused a major drop of the Pound against peer currencies. The market consensus forecast was that inflation in the United Kingdom had declined from 4.6% to 4.3%. However, the actual inflation was even lower, as CPI had increased by

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:37:43 GMT

Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged

The Japanese central bank has announced that it would continue with its ultra-loose monetary policy despite a widely discussed expectations of an end to the stimulus. Governor of the BoJ Ueda stated that the policymakers were waiting for more evidence of wage and price increases that would justify a change of policy. The Japanese Yen's value adjusted to the announcement

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:37:30 GMT

ECB press conference causes Euro strength

On Thursday, at 13:15 GMT, as it was expected by market analysts, the European Central Bank has kept its base interest rate at 4.50%. In general, the ECB has continued to follow the example of the US Federal Reserve. The initial rate announcement did not cause a notable market reaction. However, the follow up press conference by the President and

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:06:26 GMT

GBP surges due to Bank of England

On Thursday, at 12:00 GMT, the United Kingdom's central bank announced the Official Bank Rate and released the Monetary Policy Summary. As forecast by the market consensus, the bank kept the rate at 5.25%. In the meantime, the Monetary Policy Committee was expected to vote with two members voting for an increase and seven for keeping the rate intact. However,

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:50:13 GMT

SNB changes inflation forecasts

As it was expected by market analysts, the Swiss National Bank has kept its SNB Policy Rate at 1.75%. However, despite the flat rate, the Swiss Franc lost value, as the central bank announced a change of future inflation forecasts. Namely, the SNB revealed that it expects lower than previously forecast inflation throughout 2024 and up to 2026. In general,

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:04:57 GMT

US Federal Reserve announces Federal Funds Rate

On Wednesday, at 19:00 GMT, the US Fed Funds Rate was released. The event rocked the financial markets causing major volatility. The market consensus forecast was that the US Fed would keep its Federal Funds Rate at 5.50%. As expected, the rate was kept at that level. The US Dollar index reacted to the initial rate announcement with a sharp

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:16:27 GMT

US PPI fails to move markets

The release of the US Producer Price Index has caused a minor 23 point decline in the US Dollar index. The move occurred due to the lower than expected Core PPI at 0.0% instead of 0.2%, which caused downwards pressure on the USD. However, at the same time the Dollar strengthened due to a revision downwards of the previous

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