Small business optimism in the U.S. strengthened in July after eroding in the previous month as business expectations turned positive despite a rise in uncertainty, results of a monthly survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses showed on Tuesday. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.7 points to 100.3 from 98.6 in June. […]
After a rough month of July taking the most traded Major pair from 1.1830 highs to a 4-handle correction, the NFP report at the beginning of the month led a huge wave of higher mean-reversion – An end-July daily double top on the pair had brought fresh technical fuel to sell the Euro.August 1st marked
Gaining some traction is the Atlanta Fed sticky price consumer price index. The Atlanta Fed Sticky Price Index measures the inflation rate of goods and services whose prices change relatively infrequently, making them “sticky” in response to market conditions. Purpose: It helps identify underlying, more persistent inflation trends by filtering out the “noise” from volatile
The USD/CAD outlook shows the dollar rising amid optimism over an extension of the US-China trade truce. China and the US agreed to extend their trade truce by another 90 days. Forecasts show that the annual US CPI figure might increase by 2.8%. The USD/CAD outlook shows the dollar rising amid optimism over an extension
Beneath the surface, signs of strain are emerging in both the corporate and consumer sectors, while market sentiment increasingly resembles the euphoric peaks of past bubbles. The disconnect between market performance and underlying economic fundamentals has become increasingly pronounced, with investors focusing on monetary policy expectations while potentially overlooking deteriorating conditions in key segments of
The U.K. labor market softened in the second quarter as wage growth eased, the unemployment rate held steady at a four-year high and job vacancies continued to decline sharply, official data revealed on Tuesday. The ILO jobless rate held steady at 4.7 percent in the second quarter, figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed
Dollar came under renewed selling pressure in early US session following the release of July’s CPI report. Equity markets responded positively, with stock futures pushing higher as investors focused on the softer-than-expected headline reading, largely downplaying the firmer core figure. Market reaction suggests the report does little to disrupt expectations for the Fed to deliver
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The Euro (EUR) is quietly consolidating in a tight range just above 1.16 and ignoring the release of weaker than expected ZEW sentiment survey figures. The release calendar is limited and the broader market is quiet, offering little in terms of near-term risk in either direction, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret
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Contributing most to the rise in the Optimism Index were respondents reporting better business conditions and reporting that it is a good time to expand. In contrast to the Optimism Index, the Uncertainty Index increased by eight points from June to 97. Twenty-one percent of small business owners reported labor quality as their single most
Turkey’s retail sales growth moderated in June after accelerating in the previous two months, the Turkish Statistical Institute said on Tuesday. The volume of retail sales climbed 14.7 percent on a yearly basis in June, slower than the 17.6 percent rise in May, which was the fastest growth since March 2024. The annual sales growth
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Prior 3.85% Inflation has continued to moderate Uncertainty in the world economy remains elevated There is a little more clarity on the scope and scale of US tariffs It suggests that more extreme outcomes are likely to be avoided Domestically, private demand appears to have been recovering gradually Labour market conditions have eased further in
It’s a known but unproven assumption that predatory trading during the 4pm London time fixing window for benchmark currency rates – mostly from high-speed hedge funds and prop desks – can lead to worse prices for clients. What’s less clear is what to do about it. A new paper, jointly authored by Deutsche Bank’s Roel Oomen
DAX technical analysis In mid-May, the Germany 40 (DAX) burst above the double top at 23,746ish from March this year before hitting a record high of 24,639 in mid-July. After spending a few weeks consolidating its gain between 24,500 and 23,900, it dipped to 23,380 before bouncing from support provided by the double top from
