crude oil forecast and outlook
The Fed and the BOJ didn’t deliver last week as they neither move nor even hint of any prospects of a substantial change to their respective monetary policies. But now all eyes will shift back to the UK as the…
The BOJ missed high market expectations and left the chopper ground. After dwelling on the not-so-bold new monetary policy we discuss the weakness in the US data and the Fed, continue with a preview for a central bank that will…
The highly expected FOMC meeting will take center stage this week and will eclipse the major economic reports that will be released this week. Nonetheless, until the FOMC statement is released, some economic data could drive market sentiment; some of…
The latest NFP report fell short – really short this time! – of market expectations with only 38K jobs added in May. And even though wages still grew at a pace of 2.5% per annum, the headline figure was really…
The recent NFP report didn’t present, yet again, a clear picture as to where the U.S. labor market is heading: Wages went up but job growth didn’t meet market estimates. This week, the JOLTS report will provide another look at…
The BOJ disappointed by not expanding its monetary stimulus, while the FOMC, as expected, didn’t budge on its rate hike talk. In the end, the USD continued to devalue against the Yen and Euro, which helped push back up commodities…
In the midst of earnings season next week will also entail two major events that could boost even further up volatility: The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and U.S. GDP for Q1. Other events and reports to consider include: BOJ’s policy…
The recent rally in the stock market has eased the concerns over the prospects of a bear market in equities. But this could all change if U.S. and China’s economic reports show signs of slowdown. This week the focus will…
2016 began with a bang, with lots of moving parts. We put things in place by analyzing what’s going on with the Fed, how oil reacts (or not) to data and also keep you up to date with stories that…
Here is a short breakdown for the week of January 18th to 22nd of the main report and events of the week including: ECB rate decision, U.S. CPI, Philly Fed index, German ZEW economic sentiment, BOC’s rate decision, U.S. industrial…