Market Overview - Page 87

US stock indices got a new impulse to decline on Friday on fears about the viability of Deutsche Bank. This is the recent momentum of the banking stress we have been in for the last three weeks. The technical signals.

Japan’s headline inflation rate slowed from 4.3% to 3.3% in February. The point is that prices fell by 0.6% for the month, so the slowing annual inflation cannot simply be attributed to a high base effect. The core index (excluding.

The Bank of England raised its interest rate by 25 points to 4.25%, in line with market expectations. Two members voted to keep rates on hold for the third meeting, while seven others voted against it. Commenting on the decision,.

The Swiss National Bank continued to tighten its monetary policy by raising its key interest rate by 50 points to 1.5% today. This decision is broadly in line with the market expectations of economists prior to the Credit Suisse story..

Struck right between a rock and hard place, today the Fed will deliver its difficult policy choice. The FOMC will have to choose between supporting the financial system and fighting inflation. They can do both, but both results will be.

UK consumer prices rose by 1.1% in February. Instead of the expected slowdown in annual inflation from 10.1% to 9.9%, we saw an acceleration to 10.4%. The core CPI returned to 6.2% y/y. This is an essential signal of continuing.

Canadian consumer prices rose 0.4% in February, with annual inflation slowing to 5.2% from 5.9%. Both figures were below expectations of 0.5% and 5.4%, respectively, reflecting a faster return to normality than economists had expected. Consumer inflation excluding fuel and.

By the start of European trading on Monday, WTI had lost over 20% from its high of $80.96 on 7 March to a low of $64.36. The sell-off that intensified last week may well be giving way to a new.

In just ten days, gold has risen by 11% or around $200. At the start of the day on Monday, the price was approaching $2010. Historically, this is thin-air territory for gold. Despite the threat of a short-term pullback to.

Market picture Bitcoin jumped 24% last week to close at $28K. Ethereum added 16.2% to $1800. Other leading altcoins in the top 10 gained between 6.6% (Polkadot) and 19.3% (BNB). The total capitalisation of the crypto market, according to CoinMarketCap,.

US inflation expectations are declining, which could be good news for the stock market, suggesting less pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates. The University of Michigan’s inflation expectations index for the year ahead fell to 3.8%, the lowest.

The US consumer price index rose 0.4% in February, slowing the annual rate to 6.0%, in line with economists’ expectations. The core price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.5% for the month (0.4% expected) and slowed slightly to.