While investors will focus more on banking crises and central banks’ measures, speakers in different countries will try to explain the situation in more detail. We will also have the European inflation numbers and the Fed’s favored measure of inflation in the US on Friday, which must give us a brighter perspective of future policies. […]
With China reopening, lower energy prices, the strong job market in most developed economies, and the relative growth of retail sales, our global economic outlook changed. Now we are less worried about the severity of the upcoming economic recession. Gas prices helped the Europeans fulfill their storage and replenish the gas crisis. Also, lower energy […]
Other than Nikkei-225, Asian stock markets fell on Friday as Thursday’s US economic data increased the market uncertainty. Simultaneously, the Nikkei-225 rallied in Japan; the next BoJ governor vowed to maintain the ultra-dovish policies. Kazuo Ueda said he broadly supports holding interest rates at ultra-low levels in the near term. However, today’s published data shows […]
We will have a busy Tuesday with PMI numbers from Europe and the US and Canadian inflation data. We are optimistic about most of these data results as lower energy prices in the past months can be a good driver for the global economy. Expected data can have a short-lived positive effect. Yesterday US market, […]
Uncertainty is the most certain thing. Uncertainty is the most certain thing seen in the financial markets these days. Economic data and outlook, inflation numbers, and central banks’ decisions create a chaotic situation. In the week ahead, with central banks meeting in China and New Zealand, PMI numbers from European countries, and Personal Spending data […]
Pace after the previous week’s storm We had challenging days last week, and now it is time to see the market reaction. However, we still have many other economic data to watch, including UK GDP and Canadian labor market data. RBA also will have a policy meeting this week, while earnings reports still attract the […]
US inflation is in focus! After slowing inflation in Europe and mixed economic data from the United States, US inflation will be the key market driver in the week ahead. However, the United Kingdom will also have a busy week with much data to watch, but in other parts of the world, we will have […]
Today we had a jam-packed calendar. German factory orders fell by -5.3% in November, but retail sales rose by 1.1%. Eurozone, consumer price inflation, eased 0.3% in December to lower the annual CPI to 9.2, down from 10.1% seen in November, but excluding Energy and Food prices, Core CPI in December rose to 5.2%, up […]
The year starts with NFP Happy New Year. We are in IFC Markets wish you a great year ahead. This trading week starts on Tuesday, as Monday is the New Year holiday in most parts of the world. After disappointing data in the last months of last year, investors hope to start 2023 with more […]
While market participants were waiting for another decrease in inflation numbers, actual numbers showed a much more significant reduction than estimates. Investors were expecting that inflation in November raised by 0.3% month-over-month, translating to a 7.3% year-over-year pace. However, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics report, US headline inflation rose 0.1% from October […]
Ahead of CPI data on Tuesday and the FOMC interest rate decision meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, the risk of recession seems more serious with Jobless claims and PPI data. While last Thursday’s labor market data shows that weakness is not as profound as expected, and we still have 1.7 jobs for each job seeker, […]
Beginning of the last meetings of Central banks in 2022. After many ups and downs, last week ended with a mixed sentiment after NFP numbers. On top of that, geopolitical tensions in the energy market increased with the setting of a price cap for Russian Oil. In the week ahead, we have to see the […]
The last NFP of 2022! After a shortened and light week that we had because of the Thanksgiving holidays, the week ahead will be a huge week with too many events and news to watch closely. With US NFP numbers we can guess what we have to expect from the next Fed meeting, Chinese PMI […]
A report about a record spike in new COVID-19 cases in several Chinese cities at the beginning of the week was the most worrying news! New lockdowns in several financial hubs including the capital Beijing and economic center Shanghai after last week’s weak economic data can increase the level of risks in financial markets. With […]
Thanksgiving and financial outlook! With the Thanksgiving holidays on Thursday and Friday, we will have a short week and some economic data and events to watch, mostly on Wednesday. This light week can be a good pause for investors to review the recently published data and things that happened. 1- RBNZ meeting – Wednesday Reserve […]
FAANG & Central Banks! In the week ahead, central banks in Europe, Canada, and Japan will have a monetary policy meeting. On the earnings front, tech giants such as Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Alphabet, and Amazon will be at the center of attention. On the geopolitical front, tensions in Ukraine, chaos in the UK government, and […]
IMF and the world bank meeting with some other financial institutes from around the globe started today, October 10, and will continue for the next six days. On the first day, a comment from World Bank’s Malpass, and IMF’s Georgieva increased the market risk level to put more pressure on the stock markets, as they […]
Employment reports this week started on Wednesday and with ADP report, which was better than expected, and confirmed that the labor market is healthy. ADP Nonfarm Employment Change in September at 208K, was much better than 200K estimates and 185K in August. Expectations are different with weekly reports On Thursday, the September report showed that […]
US dollars fall on Monday following disappointing data, because this slowness in economic growth and increased fears of global recession will force the Federal Reserve and other major central banks to stop raising interest rates. ISM reports made the risks of economic collapse more serious The hopes of less hawkish policies, cause ad return in […]
The height of tensions and financial markets During the Chinese holiday week, employment data from the US, central banks’ meetings in New Zealand and Australia, and Purchasing manager index numbers from most developed economies, can increase the volatility level of the week. At the same time with ongoing tensions in the energy sector, especially in […]
