April 29, 2024 United States: Fed Rate-Cut Debate Shifts From When Toward If on Inflation Data The debate for the Federal Reserve is beginning to shift from how many times to cut interest rates this year to whether to cut them at all in 2024. With policymakers widely expected to hold rates steady at a more
April 26, 2024 United States: Fed’s Preferred Core Inflation Gauge Rose at Brisk Pace in March The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying US inflation rose at a brisk pace in March, reinforcing concerns of persistent price pressures that are likely to delay any interest-rate cuts. The so-called core personal consumption expenditures price index,
April 25, 2024 Gas Price Movement - April 25, 2024 Disclaimer: Analyst Certification - The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the personal views of Mayberry Investments Limited Research Department about those issuer (s) or securities as at the date of this report. Each research analyst (s) also certify that no
April 25, 2024 United States: US GDP Growth Slows to 1.6% While Core Inflation Accelerates The US economy grew last quarter at the slowest pace in almost two years as consumer and government spending cooled amid a sharp pickup in inflation. Gross domestic product increased at a 1.6% annualized rate, below all economists’ forecasts,
April 24, 2024 United States: US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to Five-Month High of 7.24% US mortgage rates increased to the highest level in five months, pushing down home-purchase applications for the fifth time in the last six weeks. The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage increased 11 basis points in the week
April 23, 2024 United States: Buy US Shares to Make Money in Emerging Markets, Mercer Says Mercer LLC, the investment consultant that counts giant sovereign wealth funds, insurers and pension managers as clients, says smaller investors seeking exposure to emerging markets are best off doing so by buying shares in US companies. The New
April 22, 2024 United States: US Dollar’s Extended Reign Delivers Stark Wake-Up Call for Markets The world’s financial markets are encountering a force they didn’t bet on for 2024: A strong dollar is back and looks set to stay. Having entered the year predicting the greenback would decline, investors have been forced into a
April 19, 2024 United States: Biden’s Hot Economy Stokes Currency Fears for the Rest of World As Joe Biden this week hailed America’s booming economy as the strongest in the world during a reelection campaign tour of battleground-state Pennsylvania, global finance chiefs convening in Washington had a different message: cool it. The push-back from
April 18, 2024 Gas Price Movement - April 18, 2024 Disclaimer: Analyst Certification - The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the personal views of Mayberry Investments Limited Research Department about those issuer (s) or securities as at the date of this report. Each research analyst (s) also certify that no
April 18, 2024 United States: US Yields Rise as Solid Data Keeps Lid on Fed Bets: Markets Wrap Treasury yields edged higher after solid economic data spurred bets the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut interest rates. Ahead of the start of the Fed’s pre-meeting silent period, the bond market saw
