Financial News
- James Hyerczyk
U.S. inflation slowed to 2.4% in March, below forecasts. Falling energy prices and soft core CPI support growing expectations for a Fed rate cut.
- Dennis Shen
The balance of risks for the global credit outlook remains negative. The United States government’s wide-ranging new import tariffs have exacerbated global economic and financial vulnerabilities.
- Bob Mason
Weaker Yuan, canceled orders, and tariff tit-for-tats put China’s export outlook in question.
- Bob Mason
China’s March CPI fell again, highlighting demand woes as Trump ramps tariffs to 125% on Chinese goods.
- James Hyerczyk
Dow soars 2,159 points as Trump announces a 90-day tariff pause. Nasdaq leads with 8% gain, fueling hopes of trade relief and market recovery.
- Vladimir Zernov
Oil traders focus on China’s retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods.
- James Hyerczyk
Trade war escalates with China’s 84% tariffs driving $5.83T market wipeout. S&P500 nears bear territory while Treasury safe havens unexpectedly crumble.
- Dennis Shen
Fiscal deterioration and weaker debt sustainability pose economic challenges, while 10% US tariffs on UK exports alongside 25% on steel and aluminium harm UK growth.
- James Hyerczyk
U.S. payrolls rose by 228K in March, beating forecasts. Strong hiring in health care and transport supports a bullish short-term equities outlook.
- Vladimir Zernov
Natural gas prices moved away from session highs as traders reacted to the EIA report.
- Vladimir Zernov
U.S. dollar remained under strong pressure after the release of the report.
- James Hyerczyk
U.S. jobless claims fall to 219,000, below expectations, while continuing claims surge to 1.9M, a multi-year high, sending mixed signals to Fed watchers.
- Bob Mason
Yuan slumps to two-month low after Trump’s fresh tariffs deepen trade war worries. China’s muted response to steep US tariffs may steady markets—for now.
- Bob Mason
Beijing’s policy support drove service sector gains, yet firms trimmed jobs and margins amid rising costs.
- Vladimir Zernov
Gasoline inventories fell by 1.6 million barrels from the previous week.
- James Hyerczyk
U.S. private payrolls rose 155K in March, led by financial and business services. Labor market resilience supports a moderately bullish short-term view.
- Vladimir Zernov
JOLTs Job Openings declined to 7.568 million, missing analyst expectations.
- Thomas Gillet
The impact of higher financial and political volatility on Türkiye’s credit ratings will mostly depend on the effectiveness of the monetary policy response and the consequences of any shifts in domestic policy.
- Bob Mason
China stocks gain on stimulus bets, but risks from tariffs and weak demand may cap momentum.
- Bob Mason
Hang Seng, Aussie dollar react to China’s PMI as markets brace for US tariff decisions.