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Travel Is Still Up Despite Recession Fears
Persistent inflation and higher interest rates have put a strain on many households, causing consumers to be cautious about certain expenses like home improvement projects and apparel.
15 Jun 2023
Uncertain Climate
The latest reports on jobs and inflation present a complex and nuanced outlook as the labor market continues its recovery from the profound shortages witnessed in the wake of the pandemic.
12 Jun 2023
Inflation, Rate Hikes & The Labour Market
The Labor Department reported a substantial drop in weekly jobless claims in May, which reversed earlier surges and brought them down from the highest level since October 30, 2021.
08 Jun 2023
Inflation Is Hard To Tame
In a prepared speech for a monetary policy conference at the Hoover Institution, Bullard stated, given the current macroeconomic conditions, it can be argued that monetary policy now lies at the lower end of what is considered sufficiently restrictive.
19 May 2023
May 2023 - Commentary
Interest rates might remain elevated for some time as inflation drags along. A series of broader systemic issues such as the ongoing banking crisis in the U.S.A., uncertainties related to the war in Ukraine and the re-start of the Chinese economy weight on some major companies in Europe and abroad.
05 May 2023
Federal Reserve Signals Slowdown in Interest Rate Hikes
Policymakers also emphasized that controlling high inflation levels would be the critical factor in determining the extent to which rates needed to rise.
27 Feb 2023
U.S. Retail Sales Smash Estimates
Retail sales increased more than expected in January, despite rising inflation. According to the Commerce Department, sales for the month rose by 3%, exceeding the expected rise of 1.9%.
20 Feb 2023
Inflation Is Easing
The consumer price index, which tracks how much people pay for goods and services, increased 7.1% in November from a year earlier, according to the Labor Department on Tuesday. This is a considerable decrease from the 7.7% rise seen in October.
19 Dec 2022
U.S. Wages Growth Could Feed Inflation Further
In November, the U.S. economy created 263,000 new jobs, and the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, indicating ongoing resilience in the labor market.
09 Dec 2022
Shoppers Are Back
Although Americans spent more time and money shopping on Black Friday than they did the year before, certain figures indicate that they were also cautious with their spending as inflation put a strain on their wallets.
01 Dec 2022
Policy Changes Ahead For The Fed?
The Fed's benchmark federal-funds rate has increased by 0.75 points for the fourth straight time, with the hike approved on Wednesday, bringing it to a range between 3.75% and 4%.
04 Nov 2022
Shipping Rates Are Down, Will Consumer Prices Follow?
After two years of port congestion and container shortages, logistic issues are slowly easing as Chinese exports decline as a result of softer demand from Western nations and weaker global economic outlook.
21 Oct 2022
The Tight Labor Market Is Giving The Fed A Headache
Last Friday, the September job report release saw an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate and an increase in worker salaries. The news sent a clear signal to markets that the Fed would have to pursue more massive interest rate hikes to slow inflation down.
13 Oct 2022
Is Inflation Here To Stay?
Markets are surging upward after the Fed's rate rises in the first part of the year devastated them.
26 Aug 2022
Dollar Stores Benefit From Inflation
As a result of rising prices, many families claim that forgoing vacations and eating out is no longer enough to keep their budget balanced. They are now looking for measures to reduce the price of necessities as long as inflation is high.
03 Aug 2022
Yield Curve Inverses And Fed To Hike Rates
On Wednesday, the spread between the 2-year Treasury yield and the 10-year Treasury yield increased to its highest point since 2000. The spread increased following the U.S.' consumer price index release which reported an inflation of 9.1% year-on-year in June.
16 Jul 2022
Stocks Crash And Mortgage Rates Hit 5.8%
No one knows the extent to which higher rates could cool inflation and some investors are concerned that if the Fed raises rates too quickly or by too much, the economy may enter a recession.
21 Jun 2022
Inflation Is Eating Into Profits And Valuations
The fortunes of investors riding a 13-year bull market are being shattered by a dizzying reversal in technology-startup financing. The new climate has quickly brought high-flying businesses to a halt: layoffs, cautious investors, a fund outflow, and the threat of a valuation cut.
23 May 2022
Central Banks Walk A Narrow Path Between Growth And Inflation
With a 40-year high in inflation, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday. Additional half point increases are expected in June and July with the market expecting rates in the 2.75%-3% range by year end, from a range of 0.75%-1% today.
06 May 2022
Private Equity Steady In Face Of Increasing Volatility
On Monday, KKR announced the full closure of the KKR North America Fund XIII, an oversubscribed $19 billion fund focused on pursuing opportunistic private equity investments in North America.
29 Apr 2022
