“Too Late,” and the Fed, are choking out the housing market with their high rate, making it difficult for people, especially the young, to buy a house. He is truly one of my worst appointments. Sleepy Joe saw how bad he was and reappointed him anyway – And the Fed Board has done nothing to … Read more
Will brief EU ambassadors on Friday afternoon. The deadline is August 1st. Will we get a deal by then? In my opinion, eventually the US will get away with higher tariffs (probably 10%) and the EU will secure some concessions in key areas for them. If that doesn’t happen before August 1, then I suspect … Read more
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The S&P 500 got stuck in a range in recent weeks as the bullish momentum waned but the upside view continued to be supported by the lack of bearish drivers. The US inflation data this week showed some tariff passthrough but the data came below expectations. We got a brief spike to the downside following … Read more
Fundamental Overview The USD had a mixed performance this week following the US inflation data where the Core CPI and Core PPI missed expectations. The greenback has been stronger against the commodity currencies but not as much against the EUR or GBP. After the initial boost from the CPI release, we can say that it … Read more
In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the Eurozone current account data. In the American session, we have the US Housing Starts/Building Permits and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report. The housing data continues to be largely ignored as the focus … Read more
There are just a couple to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold. The dollar looked to be making strides yesterday before Fed governor Waller opened the can of worms on a suggestion to cut rates in July here. The greenback fell a little although Fed funds futures are still holding the … Read more
They now expect the BOE to deliver sequential rate cuts from November until March next year instead. And that will bring the bank rate to a terminal point of 3%. This of course follows the rate cut expected for next month first. This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com. fbs.mobi
I comprehensively covered Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller earlier: The Wall Street Journal have a report too, gated but in summary: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, seen as a potential successor to Chair Jerome Powell, delivered his strongest endorsement yet for a rate cut this month, aligning more closely with President Trump’s push for easier … Read more
The Wall Street Journal have a piece up on the data from Japan earleir. Data is here: The Journal is gated, but in brief: Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed to 3.3% year-over-year in June, down from 3.7% in May and in line with economist expectations. moderation was driven by a deceleration in energy prices, which … Read more
