Fundamental Analysis

14 Mar: US PPI causes Greenback surge

Despite the US Consumer Price Index not impacting the markets on Tuesday, there is still inflation at the producer level. Namely, the publication of the US Producer Price Index has revealed that inflation in the US is persistent. The new data indicates that the US Federal Reserve still has to combat inflation by tightening monetary

08 Mar: US employment strikes the markets

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has published the monthly US employment data sets. Data reveals a mixed month, as the statistics have shown good and bad aspects in the US labour market. USD reacted to the news by sharply dropping and resuming the previous decline, as mixed news appear to have allowed the market

06 Mar: Jerome Powell causes volatility

The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell has just caused market volatility. Comments made at a testimony before US Congress committee have created various market reactions. In general, the head of the US monetary policy makers has stated that he still expects to cut interest rates during this year. This aspect is good

05 Mar: Greenback drops because of ISM Providers PMI

At exactly 15:00 GMT, the US Institute for Supply Management published its Purchasing Managers Index. The markets expected the index to show good conditions in the sector, but the actual data disappointed. Due to this reason the US Dollar sharply declined. The index is an aggregate number for a survey of sales managers at top

16 Feb: US inflation stays persistent

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published the monthly Producer Price Index data. Prices for goods at the wholesale level have grown stunningly. The monthly increase in the PPI is at 0.3% and the Core PPI at 0.5%. Both were expected to increase just 0.1%. The producer price increase indicates that inflation

16 Feb: UK Retail Gross sales get better

Trade with Swiss Bank Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:11:45 GMT Source: Dukascopy Bank SA Despite the UK economy entering a recession, in January, Retail Sales have increased 3.4%. However, the optimism is not warranted, as the sales have dropped -3.3% in December, which in nominals terms is a larger sum than the recovered amount. The