Weekly Focus – Still Waiting for Political Clarity
Donald Trump’s policy announcements continue to draw a lot of attention and create significant intra-day […]
US: Retail Sales Decline in January
Following a string of strong gains in the prior three months, retail and food services […]
Swiss Franc Soars as Trump Pushes Off Tariffs
The Swiss franc has steadied on Friday after sliding 1.1% a day earlier. In the […]
NZ Dollar Extends Gains After Strong Mfg. Data
The New Zealand dollar continues to rally on Friday. NZD/USD is trading at 0.5702 in […]
Yen’s Roller-Coaster Ride Continues
The Japanese yen continues to take investors and traders on a roller-coaster ride. After climbing […]
Dollar Has Rolled Back to Local Lows
The US dollar has retreated to the lower levels it has visited multiple times since […]
Narket Reaction to Tariff Announcement Muted
Markets US yields easily returned most of Wednesday’s rise incurred after stronger than expected January […]
Anxious Optimism
The US is planning to impose tit-for-tat tariffs globally, but studying tariffs case by case […]
Trump Takes First Steps Towards Implementing Reciprocal Tariffs
In focus today In the US, January retail sales and industrial production data will be […]
Cliff Notes: Resilience Offers Promise
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the Westpac-MI Consumer Sentiment Index was […]
The Flaw of Averages
There will always be items in the CPI basket with price inflation a long way […]
U.K.: Slow Growth, Lingering Inflation, Gradual Rate Cuts
Summary After experiencing solid growth during the first half of last year, the U.K. economy […]