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Trump and Ueda Comments and Early February PMI Findings
February 21, 2025
After weeks of confrontational trade talk and action, President Trump switched to a good cop approach on trade with China, expressing eagerness to hold talks soon with Xi Jinping and hope that a deal can be struck to lessen tensions over trade and other stuff. Following data showing an acceleration in Japanese inflation, Bank of […] More
Second Quarter Euroland GDP Growth and Some Central Bank Rate Announcements
July 30, 2024
A 0.6% rebound of the dollar against the Japanese yen was the singular significant movement overnight in the U.S. currency. The 10-year Japanese JGB yield fell two basis points, moving through 1.0% to 0.99%. Comparable U.S. and British sovereign debt yields didn’t change, but the German counterpart edged a basis point higher. More troubling Chinese […] More
Holding Pattern Ahead of U.S. Data Getting Released Tomorrow and Friday
May 26, 2021
Not much data have been released today, but action is likely to pick up later in the week with the release of several key U.S. indicators such as GDP, personal income and spending, durable goods orders, trade deficit, and U. Michigan consumer sentiment index. That said, investors have become less fearful about the risk that […] More
Marking Time Amid an Eclectic Assortment of Data Reports
August 26, 2020
There’s been no dominant market theme Wednesday. Investors await the virtual Jackson Hole central banker symposium that kicks off tomorrow with a widely awaited speech from Fed Chairman Powell. The RNC provided more red meat to the pro-Trump faithful on its second night. Optimism persists that the United States and China will avoid all-out trade […] More
Shocked by GDP Data
July 30, 2020
Market attention shifted from the pandemic data trends to the disease’s economic havoc. This development gave the recently weakening dollar a lift as it benefited from safe-haven demand. Overnight dollar advances range from 0.2% against the yen and Swiss franc to 0.3% versus the euro, 0.6% relative to the kiwi, loonie and Aussie dollar and […] More
Share Prices Strengthened on China Trade Concession and Favorable Corporate News
November 25, 2019
It’s been a risk-on start to this holiday-shortened week. Share prices rose 1.5% in Hong Kong, 1.3% in India, 1.0% in South Korea, 0.8% in Japan and 0.7% in China. European markets so far show gains of 0.4-0.6% in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzeraland as well as a 0.8% jump in the British Ftse. […] More
