Market Overview - Page 96

Consumer inflation in Japan accelerated to 3.7% in October, repeating 2014 highs and approaching the peak of 4.2% in late 1990. Excluding fresh food, prices rose by 3.6% y/y, the highest since 1982. At the same time, price growth was.

The number of building permits in the US fell by 2.4% to 1,526K, the lowest since June 2020, and is almost 20% below the peak a year ago. Housing starts fell by 4.2% to 1,425k. During the pandemic, the housing.

WTI oil is trading below $84, near last month’s lows, having failed to experience a buying spurt following the week’s inventory data. While commercial inventories were down 5.4Mln Barrels compared to an expected 2MB decline, oil sales from the Strategic.

According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimate, US retail sales rose 1.3% in October. Americans’ purchases rose by 8.4% y/y, although an inflation adjustment (7.7% y/y last month) spoils the impression of a sales boom. On the other hand,.

Silver is testing the $22 per ounce mark today and crossed it briefly yesterday. Although Gold marks the fifth consecutive session of back-to-back gains, Silver may have been one step ahead in this market cycle. In early November, the price.

The UK Consumer Price Index delivered another “positive” surprise, adding 2% for October, above the average forecast of 1.7%. Annual inflation accelerated to 11.1% against 10.1% previously and the forecast 10.7%. Inflationary pressures are much stronger here than in the.

Inflation in the USA continues to slow faster than expected. In October, PPI showed a gain of 0.2% m/m and 8.0% y/y against expectations of 0.4% and 8.3%. Producer prices often leads consumer inflation trends. For example, CPI peaked in.

The British pound is on the offensive, having risen to a three-month high against the dollar thanks to a developing correction in the latter, market stabilisation following the change of government and pro-inflationary news. Jobless claims rose by 3.3K in.

The statistics packages from China and Japan – the largest economies in the Asian region – came out below expectations, highlighting weak domestic demand and production. Japan’s economy lost 0.3% in the third quarter while it was expected to grow.

The Swiss Producer and Import Price Index was virtually unchanged in October, slowing down in annual terms to 4.9% against 5.4% a month earlier and against a peak of 5.9% in June. In contrast to its larger eurozone neighbours, the.

According to the latest estimates, Eurozone industrial production added 0.9% for September and 4.9% y/y. The figures are much better than the expected +0.1% m/m and 2.8% y/y, showing that the euro-region economy is in no hurry to slip into.

The dollar index lost 4% last week, the most significant drop since March 2020. Such powerful moves against the trend often signal a further trend reversal. However, it will probably be a slower pace of decline and not a one-way.