The market receives US GDP
This Thursday the Office of Economic Analysis, of the United States Department of Commerce, will report the preliminary GDP for the last month. This will reflect the evolution of the economy for the second quarter. The publication will be at 9.30am GMT-3. The Gross Domestic Product is presented with three measurements for each quarter, […]
The dollar prepares for Jackson Hole
Federal Reserve officials will meet this Thursday and Friday at the Jackson Hole world event for this year’s economic symposium. This type of event has been used on previous occasions to signal important policy changes. Plans for a gradual reduction of stimuli are expected to be laid out at the Jackson Hole meeting. The […]
BTC breaks new record in two months
Bitcoin breaks the $ 50,000 barrier. The bet on this cryptocurrency again took a race in recent weeks and the effects were felt in other cryptos and altcoins. Monday’s trading began with BTCUSD surpassing $ 50K, driven in part by PayPal Holdings launching a new cryptocurrency service in the UK. It is about the possibility […]
High-impact week: German production and US GDP
German manufacturing production data as of 4:30 am ET. The euro will be affected this Monday by the production data from Germany, a drop in production is estimated with 65.1 points from 65.9. Euro has been under selling pressure since last August 17. The dollar did not cooperate in the rise of the cross thanks […]
Crude under pressure.
This Wednesday, oil futures were hit lower after statements from the White House. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies were at the center of the discussion. Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser, said in a statement that the Biden administration was “interacting with relevant members of OPEC + about the […]
US inflation projects dollar strengthening
On Wednesday, the United States Bureau of Employment Statistics will publish the country’s Consumer Price Index for the month of July. The data will be known at 9.20am Argentina (GMT-3). Estimates project a slowdown in the rhythm of the Consumer Price Index, towards 0.5%. Despite previous estimates, they indicated a drop and the results were […]
US inflation: possible dollar decline
The dollar recovered all of its losses for the week at the close of Friday. The good American employment data for July made clear the recovery of the economy. This information generated a jump in the probabilities of the rise of the changes of the FED. American inflation data this week is expected to generate […]
Oil between COVID and the Gulf.
In the last hours there were losses for the BRENT and WTI prices. The losses are due to two factors: on the one hand, there has been an escalation of tensions between some Gulf countries. On the other hand, the scenario of new variants mitigates the progress made. The facts are contextualized in a scenario […]
The Bears following the dollar.
The first week of August closes with two high-impact data in the employment sector. The United States and Canada will report the evolution of non-farm payroll and the change in the unemployment rate respectively. After assessing that there is still a way to go in the economic recovery, the Fed chose to maintain monetary policy. […]
AUD and GBP targeted by Central Bank decisions
This week the Central Banks of Australia and the United Kingdom, decide on their monetary policy. In this sense, the Reserve Bank of Australia, reported its decision in the last hours. In general terms, the official statement does not report changes during the month of August, since the RBA will maintain the interest rate at […]