Market Overview
US stock indices under pressure from hawkish FOMC minutes. Eurozone countries are slipping into recession.
2023.08.17
According to the FOMC minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July 25-26 meeting released Wednesday last month, most Fed officials still viewed high inflation as a persistent threat that could warrant fur...
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The RBNZ kept the interest rate at 5.5%. Hedge funds sell Chinese stocks
2023.08.16
Stronger-than-expected consumer spending increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve may resume raising rates this year.
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The RBA and RBNZ are likely to maintain interest rates at their next meetings. China's economic data disappoints again
2023.08.15
On Tuesday, the US will release retail sales data for July, which is expected to show a pickup in demand early in the third quarter after a smaller-than-expected increase in June.
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Energy anxiety has returned to Europe. Drag metals are under pressure again because of the rising government bond yields
2023.08.14
Friday's Producer Price Index (PPI) data released on Friday came in slightly higher at 0.3% in July, up from the previously revised reading of 0%.
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Week's main events Week's main events (August 14 – August 18)
2023.08.14
Investors' attention this week is focused on FOMC minutes and inflation data in the UK, Canada, and Japan
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The latest US inflation data added more uncertainty. Investors are awaiting UK GDP data
2023.08.11
US inflation data came out better than expected.
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Investors are cautious ahead of key US inflation data. Relations between the US and China are deteriorating again
2023.08.10
The US expected inflation indicator, closely watched in the bond market, rose to a nine-year high, signaling that inflationary pressures could return with renewed vigor and the Federal Reserve may con...
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China is experiencing deflation. Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of US banks
2023.08.09
Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of several small and mid-sized US banks and said it may downgrade some of the nation's largest lenders.
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Bundesbank stops paying interest on government deposits. China's trade balance disappointed investors
2023.08.08
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) reported better-than-expected quarterly results on the back of strong results from its insurance companies, sending its share price up more than 3% on the rep...
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Canada's labor market is cooling down. The center of investors' attention shifted to the US inflation data
2023.08.07
A decline in consumer prices could lead to more stock buying.
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