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%,...
Dollar Tumbles Broadly as CPI Matched Expectations, Risk Cleared
Dollar tumbles broadly in early US session even though consumer inflation data hit multi-decade highs. The move could be seen as a result of clearing the risk of even worse inflation reading that could force Fed’s hand. For now, Canadian...
JPY Lower as Risk-On Sentiment Returns, CAD Follows Oil Up
Overall, Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s renomination hearings seemed to be well received by the markets. US stocks closed broadly higher overnight, followed by rallies in Asian indexes. Yen and Dollar are both under some selling pressure today. On the other...
Empty grocery shelves return as sick employees, supply chain delays collide
Bread aisle shelves at a Target are seen nearly empty as the U.S. continues to experience supply chain disruptions in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Empty shelves have returned at supermarkets as grocery employees call out...
Fed Chair Powell says rate hikes, tighter policy will be needed to control inflation
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2022. Graeme Jennings | Reuters Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, with...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify live at his Senate confirmation hearing
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee as part of...