ECB and FOMC this week. Stimulus plans and bond purchases are key for the euro this week.
This Thursday, 12/16, important decisions are expected from governors of the European Central Bank who could delay part of a decision on the ECB’s stimulus plans, since the perspective has changed due to a new variant of the coronavirus and the growing pressures on the prices. The ECB’s Governing Council will meet on December 16 […]
Omicron the new variant threatens all of Europe. The WHO qualifies as worrisome and with a higher risk of reinfection.
The SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution Technical Advisory Group (VE-GAD) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses whether mutations and combinations of mutations alter the virus behavior. The VE-TAG was convened on November 26, 2021 although the first known confirmed infection for B.1.1.529 (Omicron) was from a […]
Canadian CPI projects pressure on USDCAD.
This Wednesday the Statistics Canada office will publish the Consumer Price Index data for the month of October. The data that will be published, happens after the annual inflation of September had reached 4.4%, marking a maximum in almost two decades. This fact raises expectations in the market about a possible rate hike at the […]
Evergrande could be the next Lehman Brothers
The Chinese economy begins to be questioned. Its impact on global growth that it has helped fuel for more than 20 years is now hampered by electricity shortages and a major real estate crisis. The difficulties of the real estate sector in China triggered by the problems of the giant Evergrande could pose risks to […]
High impact week: US inflation and conflicts between the UK and the EU
The euro and the pound once giving way to sellers. The dollar is preparing to take ground this week although we do not know how long it could last. On Wednesday the 10th and Thursday the 11th, the inflation of the producer and the consumer of the United States respectively is presented. The market anxiously […]
Tension in Rome between Boris and Macron. Interest rate week.
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies on Sunday agreed to a final statement calling for “meaningful and effective” measures to limit global warming, but offered few concrete commitments and disappointed climate activists. We expect a market opening with a significant impact on the market. On the one hand we have the conflict between […]
High impact of the week: inflation and interest rates
The opening of Monday 25/10 awaits us with expectations given the macro information of the week. We started with Australian inflation on Monday night. The week will also end with inflation data but from the United States. The numbers are expected to remain unchanged in Australia, however gas and coal prices have reached record highs […]
PMI under pressure due to supply chains
This Friday will be a day of medium impact due to the presentation of the PMI in France, Germany and the United States, among others. The context on global supply chains in a scenario of greater relevance to data. Difficulties in obtaining supply are increasingly reported across companies, causing losses and slowed global economic growth. […]
USDCAD prepares for changes in monetary policy
This Wednesday the Statistics Canada office will publish the Consumer Price Index data for the month of September. The data will be published before the decision that the Bank of Canada will take on the current monetary policy on October 27. The entity maintains the purpose of the recovery of the economy through the […]
Projections for US Retail Sales
This Friday the data of the retail sales in the United States will be presented. Data that demonstrated the evolution in the growth rate of economic activity. The projections show that there will be a slight growth reaching 0.4% from the fall to 0.3% that it had last month. The data is expected to be […]