A big couple of weeks are in store for the Bank of England and figures today may support the case for a more balanced debate on 21st September, as policymakers hinted this week. Inflation is by no means under control but it is falling fast and, if ...

US The month started with a bang with the US jobs report but the following week is looking a little more subdued, starting with the bank holiday on Monday. Economic data is largely made up of revisions and tier-three releases. The exceptions being ...

The recovery in equity markets appears to have stalled on Wednesday as traders likely eye the big economic releases later in the week. The ADP and revised GDP numbers may attract some attention but they were never likely to have too great an impact. ...

As we near the end of the summer, activity will start to pick up again and that may begin this week in the build-up to Friday’s jobs report. With Jackson Hole behind us, and not really living up to the usual hype, the focus now switches to the ...

The UK economy showed further resilience toward the end of the second quarter, buoyed by better weather. The cost-of-living crisis has clearly been an immense drag on the economy and due to its nature, will have hit some households much harder than ...

Oil prices are advancing again today after briefly dipping on Tuesday following some weaker Chinese trade figures. While that data did appear to trigger some profit-taking in crude, it was never going to be a game-changer as oil market dynamics have ...

Oil prices have steadied after a volatile week following the breakout from its two-month range. The break came on the back of output curbs from Saudi Arabia and Russia, initially, but then better inflation data from the US, eurozone, and UK which ...

Gold broke higher again on Tuesday after briefly paring gains late last week and early this. Lower yields and a weaker dollar are continuing to boost its appeal on the back of some more promising inflation data and lower interest rate expectations. ...

Gold has rotated lower over the last couple of days after previously recovering on the back of encouraging US inflation data. The decline in US yields that we’ve seen since the release has weighed heavily on the US dollar and given the yellow metal ...

Gold is also trading marginally higher today and struggling around a notable resistance level, $1,960. It broke through $1,940 yesterday on the back of the inflation numbers and has now entered retracement territory where a few key levels will be ...

Oil prices are a little higher again in early trade, seemingly still buoyed by yesterday’s US inflation report, and are continuing to push for a convincing break above $80 in Brent crude. It is trading a little above $80 this morning and did at ...

Oil prices have been understandably lifted by the US inflation release today as it could be seen to increase the possibility of a soft landing. Brent was already trending higher though and is now at its highest point since April, having already ...

Gold appears to have found some support again in recent days after rebounding twice around $1,900. The US jobs report was one possible risk event that could have triggered a big move in gold, one way or another, and the other is due tomorrow in the ...

US This week is all about inflation. Annual inflation will tumble as energy prices drop and due to base effects, but many traders will pay close attention to the core readings. CPI on a monthly basis is expected to increase by 0.3%, higher than ...

US It will be an eventful week, the ISM manufacturing report, the fourth of July Holiday, the Fed Minutes, and the nonfarm payroll report. Wall Street is starting to believe in those Fed dot plots and this week’s economic data points may provide ...

It will be a quiet Monday as Wall Street observes Juneteenth. A week filled with economic releases will probably see the most attention go towards Fed speak. After the Fed’s hawkish skip, Wall Street wants to know if they can become convinced that ...

Wall Street is starting to get nervous as we near the X-date. A US default seemed unimaginable a couple of weeks ago and despite a lot of positive comments from both sides, negotiations will go down to the wire and that means the risk that it falls ...

The labor market is still strong but is showing signs it is ready to soften as wages cool. Wall Street will pay close attention to the February inflation report. Disinflation trends are struggling here and a hot report could not only lock the Fed ...

The latest round of economic data (retail sales, CPI, PPI, jobless claims) are all signaling more Fed rate hikes are coming. Wall Street will pay close attention to the flash PMIs, which could show manufacturing and service sector activity is ...

The Valentine’s Day inflation report is the main event of this week. Disinflation trends will get tested here and we could potentially have a major turning point with Wall Street’s expectations on how high the Fed will have to take interest rates. ...