German CPI inflation
Mountains of Data to Absorb
May 30, 2025
Typical of the final business day of the calendar month, a great many data reports around the world have arrived. In addition, investors have again been whipsawed by fresh tariff news. It took only a matter of hours after yesterday’s U.S. Court of International Trade’s ruling against many of the Trump Administration’s tariff hikes for […] More
Continuing Worry about China’s Economy and an Equivocal Remark from the President of the N.Y. Federal Reserve
September 8, 2023
Equities fell on Friday by 1.3% in Hong Kong, 1.2% in Japan, 0.8% in New Zealand, 0.4% in Indonesia, and 0.2% in China. Japanese GDP growth between the first and second quarters was revised downward from 6.0% at an annualized rate to 4.8%. Compared to 2Q 2022, however, GDP rose just 1.6%, little better than […] More
Markets Relieved as House Approves Senate Fiscal Bill
January 2, 2013
The Japanese, Swiss and New Zealand markets remained closed, but other countries began their new year today. The dollar hit a low of 1.3300 per euro and a high of JPY 87.36 in this first session of 2013. EUR/YEN touched a high of 116.02. Compared to 2012 closing levels, the dollar has risen 0.3% against […] More
