February 6, 2024   United States: Early Wall Street Bank to Predict a US Recession Scraps Its Call Deutsche Bank AG was the among the first Wall Street banks out of the gates to predict a US recession. Nearly two years later, it’s walking back its call. The economy performed as well as could be

February 5, 2024   United States: US Economy Is Remarkably Strong Compared to Europe, OECD Economist Says The US economy is showing “remarkable strength” compared with Europe, where countries are struggling more with tighter monetary policy and the shocks of the energy price surge in recent years, OECD Chief Economist Clare Lombardelli said. The Paris-based

February 2, 2024   United States: US Jobs Report to Show Slower Hiring Pace After Annual Revisions A monthly US jobs report due Friday will probably show a slower pace of hiring in 2023 following annual revisions, according to Bloomberg Economics. The report is also likely to show employers added 160,000 workers to payrolls in

February 1, 2024   Gas Price Movement - February 1, 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 1, 2024   United States: Fed’s Powell Cements Pivot But Pushes Back on Timing of Cuts Federal Reserve officials cemented the end of their aggressive campaign to push up interest rates, and sought to reset expectations for how soon and how fast they’ll cut this year as inflation pressures fade. While policymakers are shifting

January 31, 2024   United States: Fed to Hold Interest Rates Steady But Start Considering Cuts The Federal Reserve will likely hold interest rates steady for a fourth straight meeting but avoid signaling an imminent interest-rate cut. The Federal Open Market Committee is poised to keep rates in a range of 5.25% to 5.5% at

January 30, 2024   United States: Banks Are Hawking US Recession Hedges Tied to Both Stocks, Bonds Investors’ lingering fears of recession have prompted Wall Street banks to hawk a complex hedge: exotic options that pay off if stocks fall and bond yields also drop. These options are relatively cheap now, in part, because correlations

January 29, 2024   United States: US Treasury Seen Boosting Long-Term Debt Sales One Last Time Wall Street is widely expecting the US Treasury to announce a final increase to its sales of long-term debt this week, after a steady ramp up in supply that’s sometimes tested buyers’ appetites for funding a widening budget deficit.

January 26, 2024   United States: Fed’s Preferred Core Price Gauge Cools Amid Robust Spending The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying inflation cooled to an almost three-year low even with robust holiday spending, keeping the debate alive over whether officials will soon cut borrowing costs. The so-called core personal consumption expenditures price index, which

January 25, 2024   Gas Price Movement - January 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