Red Sea Shipping Crisis Fueling ‘Sticky’ Inflation
Hopes of a swift return to the low-rate environment of recent history are being dashed by the Red Sea shipping crisis.
Winners and Losers in the Greenback Rally
A stronger-than-expected US inflation report is giving new impetus to the rallying US dollar. Here are some of the winners and losers.
Hot US Inflation Report Puts Fed Easing Plans in Doubt
Inflation’s upside surprise will postpone interest rate cuts and increase pressure on indebted US consumers.
Rate Cuts? Timing Is Everything for Fed
Tempting though it may be, hastily cutting interest rates carries risks. The Fed must tread carefully in deciding its next inflection point.
ECB Makes Its Choice: Price Stability over Growth
Persistent inflationary pressure on wages and food prices was enough to delay the ECB’s pivot toward monetary easing, despite a euro zone economy that continues to languish.
Regional Bank Collapses Complicate Fed Outlook
The Fed is increasingly pinched between achieving price stability or stabilizing the financial system.
US Inflation: January CPI Gives Fed Food for Thought
January CPI data suggests that the Fed’s inflation fight isn’t quite over yet.
Bank of Canada Wavering on Inflation Fight?
Though the fight against inflation remains undecided, it’s increasingly clear that the Bank of Canada is losing the public relations battle.
US Inflation Persists in August
The latest US inflation numbers suggest that the high-rate environment will be anything but fleeting.
US Natural Gas Prices Hit 14-Year High
It’s a price reckoning that European consumers are already all too familiar with, and now US consumers are starting to feel the pain of high natural gas prices.