The jobs report is not insufficient to prevent the Fed from raising rates this week
The Fed is not at ease despite the slowdown in hiring in June and the downward revision of payroll numbers from earlier months.
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Global Stocks Show Warning Signs of More Downside Risks
Global equities have defied expectations and experienced a remarkable decoupling from the worsening economic backdrop, showing a substantial 13% rise in 2023. However, amidst this apparent market...
Fed's Policy and Market Outlook: Assessing Risks Amidst Volatility
The recent surge in stock prices has captured attention, driven by several factors, including the easing of regional banks' crisis, expectations of the Federal Reserve pausing its rate hike, a robust...
Mixed Sentiment Persists in US Stock Market Amid Strong NFP; Fed Decision Holds Key
The US stock market has been a turbulent landscape recently, as investors grapple with mounting concerns over inflation, sluggish economic growth, and the trajectory of interest rates. Despite this...
US Debt Ceiling Resolution May Offer Temporary Boost to Stock Market
The resolution of the US government's debt ceiling negotiations has brought a collective sigh of relief to global markets. The news of the agreement has sparked a rebound in the stock market, with...
Debt Ceiling Crisis Casts Shadow on Sentiment as Fear Gauge Signals Further Stock Declines
Negotiations on the US debt ceiling are set to continue Monday, with federal leaders working towards a resolution as the risk of a potential default looms. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin...
Uncertainty Looms as Debt Ceiling Talks and Federal Reserve Policy Offer No Clear Direction
Last week, Wall Street was sparked by concern after the University of Michigan released a preliminary reading showing a six-month low in consumer sentiment.
US CPI Report This Week Will Reveal What Fed Will Do In June
Investor attention this week turns to April’s consumer price index out Wednesday, followed by the producer price index on Thursday. Financial markets are hoping that it continues to remain subdued....
Fed Meeting This Week To Provide With Clues On Whether It’s The Last Hike
Wall Street is gearing up for the Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee meeting this week, with a decision on whether to raise the benchmark Fed funds rate expected to be released on Wednesday.
Traders Shift Focus From Inflation To Earnings As SVB Collapse Weighs On
Corporate earnings got off to a positive start, as banking giants Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase beat expectations. Still, discouraging retail sales data showing a slowdown in consumer spending by 1%...
Navigating the Volatile Market: CPI and Earnings in Focus
The recent weakening of the labour market data has contributed to market volatility. However, the robust March jobs report, which reflected a growing economy and moderate inflation, provided some...
Faith On Dollar As Banking Crisis Would Not Stop Fed From Raising Rate This Week
Even with the apparent rescue of Credit Suisse, markets face a nervous few days waiting for what the Fed makes of all this. Stocks market is facing another test. A risk-off sentiment with another...
US Regulators Step in to Save Banks: Here's How it Affects Stocks and Gold
US regulators have implemented a plan to protect depositors of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in New York, which were on the brink of collapse due to systemic contagion fears. The move is...
Wall Street on Edge: Powell's Testimony and Nonfarm Payrolls Report Poised to Impact Stocks
This week, investors are eagerly anticipating the release of the key nonfarm payrolls report, which will provide insight into whether January's strong employment numbers were an anomaly or the start...
Gold’s Upside Could Be Limited After Stronger NFP
Fresh signs of a hot US labour market leave the Federal Reserve on course to raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point at its meeting next month, signalling more tightening is likely after...
Fed Poised to Make a Major Move: 25bps Hike on the Horizon
The Fed faces a dilemma at the 31 Jan to 1 Feb FOMC meeting. On one side, inflation data came in softer than expected, and activity indicators showed slowing momentum over the past month. On the...
What We Have Learned in the First Week of 2023: Go Values
Based on the initial market action of 2023, it appears that investors continue staying with the big tech firms, placing some bets on value stocks, while feasting on bonds of all kinds to capture...
The Secret to Profiting in 2023: Short Zombie Stocks
2022 has marked the end of an era of cheap money, and that’s bad news for companies with a ‘growth at all costs’ approach. In the year ahead, investors will need to exercise due diligence in...
Dollar in Danger? Experts Warn of Inflation Slowdown Ahead
The dollar weakened further after a broad measure of November US inflation slowed while durables orders fell more than expected. Its fate in 2023 will very depend on the US inflation outlook and...
The Dollar's Winning Streak is Unstoppable - Here's Why
It has been more of the same for the US dollar in 2022, with supportive forces dominating most of the year and little reason to go against it, given the highly uncertain macroeconomic. Moving into...
