23rd February 2022

German ZEW Economic Sentiment falling sharply

Looking at today’s forward-looking sentiment gauge of the German economy may suggest caution. An upw (...)

23rd February 2022

UK inflation jumps above 3% in August

UK inflation has spiked higher than expected, which has supported GBP. However, this data is unlikel (...)

23rd February 2022

Bank of England holds monetary policy steady in September

We take an immediate look at the Bank of England monetary policy decisions. No changes but the numbe (...)

23rd February 2022

No surprises as the Bank of Canada holds policy steady

The Bank of Canada has surprised no one in holding rates steady today. The tightening of policy is u (...)

23rd February 2022

US Retail Sales beat forecasts, drives risk & USD positive

Retail Sales have jumped in August, beating estimates. The result is a risk positive/USD positive re (...)

23rd February 2022

Final US Q2 GDP upward revision but jobless claims rise

Looking at the final revision to Q2 GDP, an upward revision seems to have been overshadowed by anoth (...)

23rd February 2022

Mild hawkish surprise: ECB slows the pace of PEPP purchases

The ECB’s mild hawkish lean could now be setting it on the path to normalisation, but the move will (...)

23rd February 2022

Eurozone core inflation jumps as expected, little impact on EUR

Eurozone inflation jumped in September, a move that the market had been anticipating. 

23rd February 2022

US inflation ticks a shade higher in September

Looking at the slight increase in US inflation there is a mild hawkish implication as it questions t (...)

23rd February 2022

US ISM Services positive surprise boosts US equities

Assessing a positive surprise in the ISM Services data, it seems that it is equity markets that are (...)

23rd February 2022

A mixed bag of pre-Thanksgiving data as GDP slightly misses

As the slew of US data releases begins, GDP has missed but jobless claims have come in significantly (...)

10th February 2022

US CPI soars to 40-year highs, USD strengthens

Inflation has come in ahead of expectation for the US> Markets are reacting with the USD positive (...)