February 15, 2024 United States: US Futures Rise, Yields Fall After Retail Sales: Markets Wrap Stock futures rose and bond yields fell after a slowdown in retail sales bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year. S&P 500 contracts signaled the US equity benchmark will extend its February gains.
February 13, 2024 United States: US CPI Data to Show Services as Key Driver of Disinflation Monthly data on US consumer prices due Tuesday is set to show more disinflation in services following recent declines in goods prices, which will bolster the case for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, according to Bloomberg Economics. The Bureau
February 12, 2024 Producer prices fall for 16th month in sign of weak demand. China has been beset by falling prices for much of last year China’s consumer prices fell last month at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, piling pressure on the government to step-up support for a stumbling economic rebound
February 12, 2024 United States: Economists Haven’t Been So Critical of Tight Fed Since 2010 Economists are starting to think the Federal Reserve is keeping money a little too tight. That’s the takeaway from results of a National Association for Business Economics poll published Monday, which showed 21% of respondents considered the US central
February 9, 2024 United States: Risk of Big US Inflation Revision Puts Policymakers, Investors on Edge Mention the government’s annual revisions to seasonal adjustment factors for monthly inflation data and you’re likely to make eyes glaze over, even among hardcore economics nerds. Not this year. Economists on Wall Street and in Washington will be
February 8, 2024 Gas Price Movement - February 8, 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
February 8, 2024 Employment in Germany returned to its positive trend in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After experiencing seasonally adjusted declines in August and September, the number of employed persons rose in October (by 13,000), November (by 24,000) and slightly in December (by 23,000 or 0.1%),
February 8, 2024 United States: Risk of Big US Inflation Revision Puts Policymakers, Investors on Edge Mention the government’s annual revisions to seasonal adjustment factors for monthly inflation data and you’re likely to make eyes glaze over, even among hardcore economics nerds. Not this year. Economists on Wall Street and in Washington will be
February 7, 2024 According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany is expected to experience the lowest inflation level since June 2021 (+2.4%). The inflation rate in January 2024 is anticipated to be +2.9% relative to January 2023. The inflation rate in December 2023 was +3.7%. Based on data provided so far, Destatis predicts
February 7, 2024 United States: Fed’s Harker Says US Nearing Soft Landing as Inflation Falls Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said a soft landing for the US economy is in sight, pointing to falling inflation and a still-strong labor market. “The data point to continued disinflation, to labor markets coming into
