China CPI and PPI
Persistent Inflation Concerns Upsetting Equity Markets and Dollar to Lesser Extent
May 11, 2021
A sampling of Asian stock markets suffered loses Tuesday of 3.8% in Taiwan, 3.1% in Japan, 2.0% in Hong Kong, and 1.2% in Singapore and South Korea. Australia’s market fell 1.1%, and in Europe, markets are down currently by between 1.4% and 2.3% in Switzerland, Spain, Italy, France, the U.K. and Germany. Technology stocks have […] More
Optimism from the Vaccine and Policy Developments
December 9, 2020
Once again stocks have risen and the dollar fallen from optimism that the arrival of vaccines means the beginning of a return to a better normal. The focus on vaccines coincides with difficult trends in Covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations. New cases in the past 24 hours exceed 600k globally and 216k in the United […] More
Covid Risk and Political Uncertainty on the Market’s Mind
July 9, 2020
The global count of Covid-19 cases rose 216 thousand in the past 24 hours to roughly 12.2 million. In that span, there was a record 62 thousand rise in U.S. reported cases, even as President Trump threatened repercussions to school districts that do not reopen in the fall. The Covid death count stands just above […] More
Lower Dollar Ahead of FOMC Release
June 10, 2020
The Federal Open Market Committee reviewed U.S. monetary policy yesterday and today and will release a statement at 14:00 EDT (18:00 GMT) and updated forecasts. These will be followed by Chairman Powell’s press conference at 14:30. The 0-0.25% federal funds target will not be changed, but the forecasts, which ordinarily are revised quarterly, will be […] More
Good Friday 2020
April 10, 2020
With so many countries closed for Good Friday, there’s been no leadership to move world financial markets. The dollar is flat to -0.1% against other key currencies. The 10-year Japanese JGB yield is two basis points lower, while other sovereign debt markets are shut. Equity trading has been minimal, with Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Hong […] More
Partial Reversal of Monday’s Extreme Financial Market Moves but Mood Remains Extremely Guarded
March 10, 2020
Today’s rebound in equities and sovereign debt yields looks more like a dead-cat bounce than a trend reversal because the Covid-19 pandemic is still widening, skepticism about policy effectiveness and forcefulness is enormous, and the Saudi-Russian oil war is unsettled. Share prices in the Pacific Rim rose 1.8% in China, 3.1% in Australia, 1.6% in […] More
Little Overnight Change in the Dollar
December 10, 2019
The dollar rose 0.3% against sterling and the Australian dollar but shows nil overnight change otherwise. Stocks were narrowly mixed in the Pacific Rim and are down slightly in Europe. There been little share price movement in the U.S. thus far today. Ten-year sovereign debt yields firmed three basis points in Great Britain as the […] More
Share Prices End Week with a Thump
November 9, 2018
Equities today lost 2.6% in Hong Kong, 2.0% in Australia, 1.7% in India, 1.4% in China, 1.2% in Taiwan, 1.3% in New Zealand, and 1.1% in Japan. Share prices in key European markets are down 1.3% in Italy, 1.0% in Spain and Britain, 0.9% in France, and 0.6% in Switzerland and Germany. Oil has fallen […] More
