Gold’s (XAU/USD) Sharp Drop: Ceasefire Optimism and Bessent’s Impact on Markets
Gold prices experience significant drop due to hopes of a Lebanon-Israel ceasefire and the announcement […]
Markets Draw Some Comfort from Bessent Being Trump’s Treasury Secretary
Markets The PMI’s on Friday again highlighted the divergence in growth and confidence between the […]
European Equities are Cheap
Last week was marked by an improved sentiment in the US, but not so much […]
Weak Euro Area PMIs Raise Concerns Over Growth Outlook
In focus today Today, in Germany we receive the Ifo growth indicator for November. After […]
Euro Weakens Sharply, Sterling and Swiss Franc Also Under Pressure
Euro stole the limelight last week with a steep selloff triggered by poor activity data. […]
Markets Weekly Outlook – Inflation Data & Geopolitics to Dominate
Weak PMI data from Europe and the UK raise concerns about global economic outlook and […]
The Weekly Bottom Line: Inflation Can’t ‘Shake it Off’
Canadian Highlights Canadian inflation made headlines this week, with both overall and core inflation pushing […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: How Much Will the Fed Cut Rates?
United States: Back-up in Mortgage Rates a Setback for Housing The residential sector was in […]
September data to show Canadian GDP growth halved in Q3
We look for gross domestic product growth in Canada to have picked up slightly to […]
Week Ahead – RBNZ to Slash Rates Ahead of US and Eurozone Inflation Data
RBNZ is expected to cut rates by 50 bps at its last policy meeting of […]
Weekly Focus – Geopolitics Back on the Radar
Rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine caused renewed unease in the markets this week. Putin signed […]
US PMI composite jumps to 55.3, accelerating growth and cooling inflation
The US economy showed signs of stronger momentum in November as PMI data highlighted robust […]