It is important – and I say it every year – to remember that when we are looking at economic data from December (and in many data series such as Employment, January as well) there are massive error...
The S&P 500 has started 2025 in decline, weighed down by sharp losses in tech giants like NVIDIA and other Magnificent Seven members. A strong December jobs report has spurred concerns of...
Last year’s final quarter featured a record increase in the number of ETF splits. Reverse splits dominated, along with a high volume of leveraged and inverse funds splitting. Schwab and...
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation increased by 0.4% in December, which was right in line with expectations. Headline inflation was most affected by the volatile energy category, which increased...
The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) added 0.3% m/m in December, slightly below the average expectation of 0.4%. Annual inflation eased to 2.5%, having remained mostly in the 2.0-2.5% range for the past...
Bitcoin has recovered from a sharp selloff earlier in the week, rising from around 89000 to nearly 98500 post CPI. ETF flow data shows three consecutive days of net outflows for Bitcoin as the...
US PPI figures raise hopes of a downside surprise in CPI data. Dollar on the back foot, yen soars as BoJ rate hike bets gather pace. Pound whipsaws on surprise cooldown in UK inflation. Stocks...
Key Statistics: Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor Release Period: December 2024 Last Release Date: December 11, 2024, Actual: 2.7% vs Forecast: 2.7%. Previous:...
Gold Rises on Weaker US Economic Report Gold (XAU/USD) gained 0.53% after the release of cooler-than-expected Producer Price Index (PPI) report. The PPI data weakened the US dollar (USD) and...
US CPI expectations: 2.7% y/y headline inflation, 3.3% y/y core inflation The Fed is likely to remain on hold for the next several months regardless of this month’s CPI reading, with a...