Swiss PPI and import prices
Three-Dimensional Chaos
February 23, 2026
(151) Trading volume in the U.S. today will be muted by a blizzard affecting tens of millions in the Northeast corridor. Stock markets in Japan and China were shut by the Emperor’s Birthday holiday and the tail end of Lunar New Year observances, respectively. The Middle East is on high alert of what appears to […] More
First Day After Shutdown Ends Sees a Softer Dollar and Fresh Uncertainties
November 13, 2025
America’s longest federal government shutdown, 43 days in duration, ended last night, only to leave fresh uncertainties in its wake such as the times when many delayed U.S. data reports get released, what such will show, what now happens to the U.S. president’s approval ratings and other domestic political impacts, the lagged fallout on air […] More
Chinese Data, Holiday Closures and Continuing Uncertainty over the Size of the Fed’s First Interest Rate Cut
September 16, 2024
Several Asian countries observed holiday closures this Monday: Japan for Respect for the Aged Day, China and South Korea for the mid-Autumn Festival, and Indonesia on this 1,454th birthday of the prophet Muhmammad. Accordingly, equity and bond markets got off to a slow start this week. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index closed up 0.3%, while […] More
Continuing Focus Upon Inflation Data
March 14, 2024
Several price data were released this Thursday even before the highly awaited U.S. PPI report. The monthly increase of Spanish consumer prices in February got revised higher to 0.4% from 0.3% reported initially, by year-on-year CPI inflation remained unchanged at a 6-month low of 2.8%. Spanish inflation peaked in July 2022 at 10.8%. Irish CPI […] More
Central Banks and U.S. Data Setting the Tone
September 14, 2023
The European Central Bank will announce its interest rate decision and revised macroeconomic forecasts within the hour. Expectations are narrowly divided between a rate hike to counter inflation and leaving policy unchanged in light of recessionary conditions and monetary restraint in the pipeline. Growth and inflation projections are apt to be respectively upward and downward. […] More
