Chinese Government Reveals Extensive Support for Real Estate Market

According to China’s December trade data, exports declined 9.9% year-on-year, meeting expectations. Imports declined 7.5% y/y (vs. -9.8% expected). The Federal Reserve is “almost done raising rates”, and investors must consider the possibility of higher rates for a longer period. To maintain control, China is taking small stakes in tech.

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Stock markets start out strong but slip as investors mull over consumer price index information

At the start of the trading session, the main US indices were in the green, but those gains were swiftly wiped away as the market responded to the newly-released Consumer Price Index data. The overall CPI dropped by a tenth of a percent while the core rate, excluding food and.

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*Everyone* is expecting a weak CPI number to boost risk assets

There is a growing chance that this CPI report will be accidental. US equity futures are up 0.3% in the last four days. There is speculation that the upcoming Biden speech, which might occur following the CPI data, will be an announcement of victory. Because of this, the market is.

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A $32B Sale of 10 Year Notes to be Offered by the US Treasury to Add Variety

Later on today, the US Treasury will enliven the day by auctioning a total of $32 billion worth of 10-year notes. Today, markets are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the CPI data that will be released tomorrow, which is why the majority of the major currency.

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US markets open higher, Nasdaq on track for 4th day of gains

Today, the three principal American indices have been trading up for the majority of the past four trading days, with the Nasdaq being on the brink of finishing in the green for four days in a row. The S&P and Dow have both advanced in three of the last four.

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US stocks trade higher in early NY trading

The thought was that the pre-market stocks were lower because of the fear from Fed Powell’s panel discussion (or so it seems). When the comment came out that he would not talk to monetary policy/economy, the fear turned to covering. The indices started to recover before the open and now.

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US dollar extends as the market counts down to Powell’s speech

The Fed chairman is speaking today at 9 am ET and the market is cautious. US equities sold off late yesterday and have continued lower in the premarket with S&P 500 futures down 15 points. The US dollar has also turned higher in the past hour and is trading at.

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Eurostoxx futures -0.8% in early European trading

German DAX futures -0.7% UK FTSE futures -0.5% US stocks began yesterday with a more optimistic note but fell off after, so we’re seeing some element of catching up from Europe today as well. S&P 500 futures are also looking more cautious, down 7 points, or 0.2%, at the moment..

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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: US dollar slump continues as yields slide

Fed’s Bostic sees a likelihood services inflation will prove stickier than Fed would want Fed Daly: Expects the economy to continue to slow. That is what the Fed is trying to do. BOE’s Pill: Distinctive domestic factors could make UK inflation more persistent NY Fed survey: Year-ahead inflation expectations fall.

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Follow through buying to start the trading week in the US stock market

The major US indices all moved up over 2% on Friday on the back of the Goldilocks US jobs report. We are seeing follow-through buying in early trading today. A snapshot of the markets 10 minutes into the opening, is showing: Dow Industrial Average up 92.03 points or 0.27% at.

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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: ISM miss overshadows non-farm payrolls

US December non-farm payrolls +223K vs +200K expected ISM December US services 49.6 vs 55.0 expected US factory orders for November -1.8% versus -0.8% estimate Canada December employment change 104.0K vs 8.0K estimate Fed’s Cook: Recent data suggest worker compensation is starting to decelerate Fed’s Bostic: Today’s jobs data does.

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US dollar rebounds as US equities give it all back

A strong start in US equities didn’t last 15 minutes as the S&P 500 gave back a 44 point gain. The Nasdaq is now also down 0.3% led by a 6% plunge in Tesla shares and ongoing pain for other megacap tech names. The moves have translated to a strengthening.

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