Market Watch

Fri September 6, 2024
Change in Nonfarm Payrolls for August were 142k (165k est) and July payrolls were revised down from 114k to 89k. Change in Private Payrolls [...]
Wed September 4, 2024
Yesterday’s U.S. equity selloff (Dow Jones -1.51%, S&P 500 -2.12%, Nasdaq -3.26%) spilled over into the APAC and European sessions to become a global [...]
Tue September 3, 2024
The dollar’s spot returns were mixed overnight vs. the G10, gaining vs. the commodity currencies (especially those tied to oil revenues): +0.82% vs. NZD, [...]
Mon August 26, 2024
In his address at the Fed’s economic symposium last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell declared victory in the Fed’s four-year effort to reduce inflation [...]
Thu August 22, 2024
Mortgage Applications were -10.1% for the week ending August 16th, a steep decline from the previous +16.8%. Weekly mortgage applications are a volatile indicator [...]
Mon August 19, 2024
The U.S. Dollar Index is down by 0.24% today, reaching an overnight low of 102.001, the weakest point for the dollar benchmark since the [...]
Fri August 16, 2024
Yesterday’s Retail Sales data for July was a surprise to the upside, gaining 1% (and 18-month high) vs. a 0.4% estimate. When excluding autos [...]
Wed August 14, 2024
Headline yearly CPI for July was 2.9%, below the 3.0% estimate and yearly Core CPI (excludes food and energy) was 3.2%, matching the estimate. [...]
Tue August 13, 2024
Monthly Producer Prices (final demand output) for July were +0.1%, below the +0.2% estimate. The Services sector portion of PPI was -0.2%, led by [...]