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Market conditions are pretty much exactly where they left off into the end of last week. This makes sense considering many traders around the globe being off the desks for the Easter holiday. read report
Trading conditions on this Friday will be thinner on account of many market participants being off the desks for the Good Friday holiday. Key standouts on Friday’s calendar come from US core PCE, personal income, personal spending, the goods trade balance, wholesale inventories, and a Fed Powell speech. read report
As we come into the new week, we’re looking at a market that continues to push for investor friendly monetary policy around the globe. This was clearly evident through last week’s wave of central bank meetings. read report
As we come into the end of the week, the US Dollar is finding its way back, all while US equities track at record highs. More often than not, a rallying Dollar and soaring equities don’t go hand in hand. And yet, this is what we’ve been seeing. So how can the price action be reconciled? read report
The market got what it wanted from the Fed on Wednesday. The dot plot held to 3 rate cuts in 2024 and Chair Powell then went on to downplay the recent inflation uptick. This resulted in fresh record highs in US equities and a surge in currencies against the US Dollar. read report
Activity is expected to pick up on Wednesday as we inch closer towards today’s highly anticipated Fed policy decision. As we come into Wednesday a lot of what we’ve been seeing and hearing away from the US has been leaning more dovish, which has resulted in added US Dollar demand. read report
Already on Tuesday we’ve had two central bank decisions, both of which inspiring dovish reactions. Looking ahead, key standouts on the calendar for the remainder of the day come from Eurozone and German ZEW reads, Canada inflation, and US housing starts and building permits. read report
Last week, we got a strong round of US economic data accompanied by hotter US inflation reads. The takeaway of course is that there might be a lot more pressure on the Fed to be looking to scale back its rate cut outlook at this week’s meeting. read report
Earlier this week, US CPI data came out hotter than expected, which should have had the market a little more worried about less investor friendly tweaks to Fed policy next week. And yet, the market shrugged off the data with stocks continue to track in record high territory. read report
The market is doing its very best to try and ignore this week’s hotter US inflation data. But as the week marches on inability for US equities to extend their run of record gains could be making investors a little more unsettled. read report
