No End in Sight For Dollar’s Fall Despite Hawkish Fedspeaks
Dollar remains overwhelmingly the worst performer today, as selloff extends. There is little support from hawkish Fedspeaks, with some officials expressing openness to four rate hikes this year. Commodity currencies continue to be the biggest winners, as supported by resilient...
Stock futures nudge higher after a 3-day winning streak for Nasdaq
U.S. stock futures were slightly positive during early trading on Thursday after the Nasdaq Composite rose for the third session despite a red-hot consumer price index report. Dow futures were up 49 points. S&P 500 futures rose 3 points, and...
Dollar Extending Selloff, Aussie Leads Commodity Currencies Higher
Dollar’s post CPI selloff continues today and remains generally weak. For now, Swiss Franc is the second worst performer for the week, followed by Euro. Commodity currencies are the strongest, with Aussie overtaking Canadian. Sterling is mixed for now. Other...
Fear of even higher mortgage rates may be heating up winter homebuying
Mortgage rates have moved to their highest level in more than a year, and that may have potential homebuyers nervous that their affordability window is closing faster than expected. Home prices are still gaining, and winter is historically the slowest...
Inflation rises 7% over the past year, highest since 1982
Inflation plowed ahead at its fastest 12-month pace in nearly 40 years during December, according to a closely watched gauge the Labor Department released Wednesday. The consumer price index, a metric that measures costs across dozens of items, increased 7%,...