March 1, 2023 United States: Corporate America’s Earnings Quality Is the Worst in Three Decades In telling their stories about how the future is bright for stocks, bulls point to solid earnings to justify the optimism. But cracks are forming in that narrative — in the trajectory of profits, and just as worryingly in
February 28, 2023 United States: US Futures Fluctuate as Earnings Bounce Fades: Markets Wrap US equity clung to gains even as a fresh batch of strong inflation data from Europe bolstered the case for further rate increases that will slow one of the world’s largest economies. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged higher, with
February 27, 2023 United States: Yellen Notes Inflation Problem But Still Sees Soft Landing Path US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said inflation continues to be a problem even as she reiterated her conviction that there is a path for it to come down while maintaining a strong labor market. Yellen’s comments come after data
February 24, 2023 United States: Millions of US Workers Are Still Missing After The Pandemic. Where Did They Go? Millions of workers are still missing from the US labor force three years after Covid-19 surfaced, and economists are scratching their heads as to how big the gap actually is and where all these people
February 23, 2023 Gas Price Movement - February 23, 2023 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 23, 2023 According to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), in January 2023, the Euro area annual inflation rate is 8.6%, down from 9.2% reported in December 2022. The prior year that rate was 5.1%. Inflation in the European Union was 10.0% annually in January 2023, down from 10.4% in December. 5.6%
February 23, 2023 United States: Fed’s Williams Says 2% Inflation Goal Key to Taming Prices Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said it’s critical the US central bank remain committed to its 2% inflation goal, and emphasized monetary policy must bring supply and demand into better balance to lower inflation. “At
February 21, 2023 According to England’s ONS (Office of National Statistics) the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose by 8.8% as at January 2023 while the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 10.1%. CPIH & CPI in December 2022 was 9.2% & 10.5% respectively. Consumer price inflation estimates suggested that the
February 21, 2023 United States: Goldman Sees Fed Hiking by Further 75 Points on Stronger Growth The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by a quarter-percentage point at its March, May and June meetings in response to a stronger economic expansion, according to Jan Hatzius at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “The recent numbers have
February 20, 2023 United States: Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauges Seen Running Hot The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauges this week, along with a groundswell of consumer spending, are seen fomenting debate among central bankers on the need to adjust the pace of interest-rate increases. The US personal consumption expenditures price index is forecast to
