Category: Inflation
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Bonds Fall Most Since 2020 as Trump Win Revives Inflation Risk
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(Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury yields rose — with their highest 30-year rise since the global flight to cash in March 2020 — as investors return to betting that Donald Trump’s return to the White House will boost inflation. Most read from Bloomberg The yield on longer-maturity US government bonds rose…
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Bonds Fall Most Since 2020 as Trump Win Revives Inflation Risk
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(Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury yields rose — with their highest 30-year rise since the global flight to cash in March 2020 — as investors return to betting that Donald Trump’s return to the White House will boost inflation. Most read from Bloomberg The yield on longer-maturity US government bonds rose…
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Bonds Fall Most Since 2020 as Trump Win Revives Inflation Risk
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(Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury yields rose — with their highest 30-year rise since the global flight to cash in March 2020 — as investors return to betting that Donald Trump’s return to the White House will boost inflation. Most read from Bloomberg The yield on longer-maturity US government bonds rose…
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Fed’s Target in Sight as Inflation Cools, Spending Holds Strong
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The latest Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data gave us a mixed reading on consumer prices for September. Energy, food and commodity prices fell, pushing headline inflation closer to the Fed’s 2% target. but Services inflation remains highWhich suggests that the Fed may be leaning toward keeping interest rates high…
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Australia’s Elevated Inflation Backs Tight RBA Policy Stance
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business Core inflation in Australia remained high in the latest quarter, reinforcing the Reserve Bank’s view that price pressures will take time to dissipate and that monetary policy should remain restrained for the time being. Article writer: Bloomberg News Swati Pandey Posted on October 29, 2024 •…
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Week Ahead in FX (Oct. 28 – Nov. 1): Global GDP and Inflation Reports, Plus BOJ and U.S. Jobs Updates
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With a full slate of GDP, inflation, and central bank updates, markets are bracing for a whirlwind of economic insights this week. With the Bank of Japan, global data and US jobs numbers coming in, traders will be studying each report for clues about future interest rate paths and growth…
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BOC Cuts Rates by 50bps, Now Aims to Stick the Landing on Inflation Control
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As expected in our event guide, the The Bank of Canada (BOC) cut overnight interest rates by 50 basis points from 4.25% to 3.75%. In October. This is the fourth consecutive reduction in interest rates since June. In its statement, the central bank welcomed inflation reaching the 2% target and…
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Charting the Global Economy: ECB Lowers Rates as Inflation Wanes
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business The European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the third time this year as a rapid decline in inflation allows policymakers to provide support to the region’s faltering economy. Article writer: Bloomberg News Vince Juhl and Molly Smith Posted on October 19, 2024 • 3…
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Egypt’s Surprise Inflation Climb May Push Back Rate Cuts to 2025
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Breadcrumb links BMN Business Egypt appears set to wait until next year to make its first interest rate cut since 2020, as it faces an unexpected acceleration in inflation and fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. Article writer: Bloomberg News Merit Magdy Posted on October 17, 2024…
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Asia FX muted with focus on China stimulus; yuan weakens on soft inflation By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies were marginally lower on Monday, as traders digested moderate signals from China on its fiscal stimulus plans, while the yuan fell after weaker-than-expected inflation data. The dollar rose slightly, with focus shifting to a slew of Federal Reserve spokesmen this week for further signals on…
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Asia stocks rise; China volatile amid fiscal stimulus talk, weak inflation By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Asian stocks were mostly higher on Monday, while Chinese markets recorded heavy volatility after Beijing gave somewhat mediocre signals on its plans to distribute fiscal stimulus, as inflation data from the country was disappointing. Asian trading volumes were somewhat slow due to the Japanese market holiday. Regional markets…
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UK inflation expected to dip below 2% for first time in over three years
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The annual inflation rate in the United Kingdom is expected to fall below 2% for the first time since April 2021, according to data expected to be released next Wednesday. Official figures are expected to show a decline in consumer price inflation from 2.2% in August to between 1.8% and…
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Newsquawk Week Ahead: US Retail Sales, ECB, inflation from Japan, NZ, UK and Canada
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Sun: Chinese Inflation Mon: OPEC MOMR, Chinese Trade Balance (Sep), Canada market holiday Tue: SARB Announcement, IEA OMR, UK Jobs Report (Aug/Sep), Swedish CPIF (Sep), German ZEW (Oct), Canadian CPI (Sep), New Zealand CPI (Q3) Wed: Bank of Indonesia Announcement, UK Inflation (Sep) Thu: ECB Announcement, CBRT Announcement, European Council…
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September Inflation Cools but Remains Sticky
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It’s a mixed bag of consumer price data, with annual inflation continuing to slow in September, hitting a three-year low, although the report was slightly hotter than expected. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) — a broad measure of the cost of everyday items — rose 0.2% in September from the…
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The costly vegetables at odds with record-low inflation
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Vegetable prices remained high due to supply and production disruptions, despite overall inflation falling to a 12-year record low of 3.6% in September. Prices of vegetables, including onions, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots, rose by 22.1 percent on average in September compared to the same period last year, although…
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Dollar steady ahead of key inflation data By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar held near a seven-week high on Thursday ahead of the headline inflation report, while the euro remained near recent lows. At 04:15 EDT (08:15 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the US currency against a basket of six other currencies, was trading largely unchanged at…
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US inflation the main event in the day ahead
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Core US CPI YoY (%) So, what did I miss? The dollar remained well positioned over the past week as traders agreed to price in the Fed’s 25 basis point interest rate cut for November now. The soft landing scenario seems more and more certain every day. The odds of…
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The Dow spikes more than 400 points as Fed minutes and an inflation report come into focus
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The Dow Jones index jumped more than 400 points on Wednesday after Release of Fed meeting minutes on September 17 and 18 Show how officials agreed to cut the interest rate by half a point. Although divided on the economic outlook and uncertain about how aggressive it will be, the…