U.S. import prices and retail sales
Smiles at Xi/Trump Summit in Beijing
May 14, 2026
Trump seemingly didn’t repel President Xi’s warning that the two governments would have a big problem if the U.S. interfered with Chinese policy toward Taiwan. After that, the two leaders got along well, and several business deals were announced. Trump claimed Xi’s support for the need to open up the Strait of Hormuz, but the […] More
Awaiting U.S. Data
July 16, 2024
The data release menu from Europe and Asia today has been comparatively sparse, but U.S. retail sales and import price figures as well as Canadian consumer prices are due momentarily. Meantime, the dollar has hardly changed position, dipping 0.1% against the euro and Swiss franc but firming 0.2% versus the yen. Share prices fell 1.6% […] More
Mulling More Price Data and Corporate Earnings
October 14, 2022
Bolstered primarily by food price pressure, Chinese consumer price inflation accelerated 0.3 percentage points in September to a 29-month high of 2.8%. At the same time, producer price inflation in China cooled further to a 20-month low of 0.9% versus 10.7% in September 2021. Polish CPI inflation of 17.2% last month was its highest level […] More
Dollar Unchanged Overnight but Down Slightly for the Week
October 15, 2021
The DXY weighted dollar index is 0.2% softer than a week ago, setting the stage for its first weekly decline in six weeks. Overnight movements have been diverse, with a 0.6% slide against sterling but a 0.6% rise against the yen, touched a multiyear high of 114.4 earlier today. The dollar slipped 0.3% against the […] More
