Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, Talking Points: US CPI expectations fall to 5% (from 5.9%) ahead of US CPI – has inflation peaked? S&P 500 futures… Read More »S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Gains While Inflation Expectations Ease
US Dollar, DXY, S&P 500, Treasury Yields, ADP Data – Asia Pacific Market Open US Dollar and Treasury yields soar, S&P 500 sinks on ADP… Read More »US Dollar Soars as Rosy ADP Report Shapes High Expectations for NFPs Next
S&P 500, Bitcoin, Fed Forecasts, Dollar, China and Growth Talking Points: The Market Perspective: USDJPY Bearish Below 146; EURUSD Bullish Above 1.0000; Gold Bearish Below… Read More »Neither Dollar Nor Stocks Respond to NY Fed’s Inflation Expectations Like CPI, So What Now?
ISM SERVICES PMI KEY POINTS: ISM services PMI falls to 54.4 in October from 56.7 in the previous month, disappointing expectations calling for a more… Read More »ISM Services PMI Misses Expectations, Market’s Focus Shifts to NFP Data for Fed Clues
Central Bank Watch Overview: Fed policymakers spoke in very hawkish tones throughout September and October, although a few FOMC members began to soften their tone… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; November Fed Meeting Preview
Amazon, Corporate Earnings, Nasdaq, Market Sentiment – Talking Points Amazon falls nearly 20% in after-hours trading on grim earnings report AWS and e-commerce sales missed… Read More »Amazon Plummets Around 20% as AWS and Sales Disappoint Expectations
Central Bank Watch Overview: Both the BOE and ECB are expected to tighten quickly over the coming months in an attempt to tamp down inflation… Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update; October ECB Meeting Preview
German Dax 40 Talking Points Dax futures move higher amid speculation of a potential Fed pivot German equities turn green as utilities lead gains This… Read More »DAX 40 Trades Higher – Fed Expectations Soften, Boosting German Stocks
Central Bank Watch Overview: Fed policymakers have been speaking in more hawkish tones, downplaying the idea that the rate hike cycle is finished and rate… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; September Fed Meeting Preview
GOLD OUTLOOK Hawkish Fed keeps spot gold dejected while USD rallies. U.S. retail sales data dominates the economic calendar today. XAU/USD trades at key area… Read More »XAU/USD Back Below $1700 on Fed Rate Hike Expectations
AUD/USD ANALYSIS &TALKING POINTS Markets turn to U.S. inflation projections for guidance. Another print lower for Australian consumer confidence tomorrow? 0.6900 could be under threat… Read More »Aussie Dollar Buoyed on U.S. CPI Expectations, USD on Offer
EUR/USD Price, Chart, and Analysis US Dollar set to print a new two-decade high. ECB considering a 75 basis point rate hike next week. For… Read More »Euro ( EUR) Latest – EUR/USD Bolstered by Bumper ECB Rate Hike Expectations
EUR/USDTALKING POINTS EZ Consumer Confidence (AUG) – ACT: -24.9; EST: -24.9 Energy prices a concern going forward. ECB walks tight rope as winter approaches. EURO… Read More »EZ Consumer Confidence Meets Expectations, EUR Bid
Central Bank Watch Overview: Fed policymakers have been pushing back against the notion that the rate hike cycle is finished. If Fed Chair Powell takes… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; Jackson Hole Preview
Central Bank Watch Overview: Multi-decade highs in inflation pressures are likely to provoke further rate hikes by both the Bank of England and European Central… Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update
Banxico raises the overnight rate by 75 basis points to 8.5%, as expected The aggressive tightening comes after inflation reached its fastest pace in 21… Read More »USDMXN Muted After Banxico Meets Expectations with 75 bp Hike
Central Bank Watch Overview: Rates markets are fully discounting a 75-bps rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week, with a 13% chance of a… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; July Fed Meeting Preview
Central Bank Watch Overview: The July European Central Bank meeting may be the most important central bank rate decision of the entire month. The Bank… Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update; July ECB Meeting Preview
Central Bank Watch Overview: Two central bank rate decisions this week produced varying results: a 50-bps rate hike from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand,… Read More »BOC, RBA, & RBNZ Interest Rate Expectations Update
Central Bank Watch Overview: Rates markets are still pricing in a 75-bps rate hike by the Federal Reserve later this month. However, a decline in… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update