Entering 2025, the prevailing macro theme throughout the investment community was that the US dollar would continue its dominant path. Years of US exceptionalism – driven by a booming equity market and a resilient labour market – had cemented the dollar as a must-have hedging tool in most portfolios. For example, if there was a […]
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United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change came in at 71B, above expectations (66B) in September 5 Source link
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB’s decision to leave key rates unchanged at the September policy meeting and responds to questions from the press. Join our ECB Live Coverage here ECB press conference key takeaways “Growth shows resilience of domestic demand.” “GDP data reflects Q1 front-loading.” “Investment should be
Net income rose six per cent year-on-year (YoY) to £8.9 billion, helped by solid performances in insurance and SME banking, while operating costs climbed by four per cent. Even so, cost-savings initiatives worth some £300 million helped preserve margin efficiency. In a sign of confidence, Lloyds raised its interim dividend by 15 per cent to
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The USD/CAD outlook points to dollar strength ahead of the US consumer inflation report. Market participants are eagerly awaiting the US CPI report. Data on Wednesday revealed that US wholesale inflation eased by 0.1%. The USD/CAD outlook points to dollar strength ahead of the US consumer inflation report. The dollar regained some of its shine
Let’s start with the expected figures. As always, the core estimates are the most significant ones to pay attention to. And in the August report later, the consensus is for core CPI to come in at +0.3% m/m. That is the same as July. But if you drill down to an added decimal point, the
The euro is virtually unchanged on Thursday, trading at 1.1692 in the European session. ECB expected to maintain rates The European Central Bank meets later on Thursday and the money markets have priced in a hold at close to 100%, which would keep the key deposit rate at 2.0%. The ECB has cut rates by
2025.09.11 2025.09.11 Best Pharmaceutical Stocks to Invest: Top Drug Stocks for 2025 Oleg Tkachenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/oleg-tkachenko/ Pharmaceutical stocks are considered high-risk assets. Their performance depends on fundamental factors such as the success of new medicines, the outcomes of pre-launch trials, and competition from both licensed drugs and generics. Although the biotechnology sector may lag behind other industries
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You can be forgiven for overlooking the ECB policy decision later today as the main event for markets will come in North America trading with the US CPI report due. Both events won’t be too far apart though with the ECB set to announce their decision at 1215 GMT before the US inflation numbers come
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Japan’s wholesale inflation quickened in August as food costs continued to climb, underscoring persistent price pressures that could keep expectations of another Bank of Japan rate hike alive. Japan August PPI +2.7% y/y (expected +2.7%) food and beverage prices gained 5.0%, up from 4.7% the previous month electricity and gas bills dropped 2.9% thanks to
Producer prices in Japan were down 0.2 percent on month in August, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday. That missed expectations for a decline of 0.1 percent and down from the upwardly revised 0.3 percent gain in July (originally 0.2 percent). On a yearly basis, producer prices were up 2.7 percent – matching forecasts
