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Summary It will be a busy week filled with a wide range of economic indicators, lots of Fed speak, and earnings season heats up. The run-up to the February ECB meeting is going to bring immense focus on incoming data and central bank speak. So it turns out the UK may have just about...

Summary Global business activity fell for a fifth consecutive month in December, with the rate of decline moderating slightly amid improved supply conditions but still rounding off the worst quarter since 2009 barring lockdown months. At 48.2 in December, the Global PMI - compiled by S&...

Summary Much of Wall Street will be taking off this week. It will be a week filled with lots of economic readings. There will be no earnings and no Fed speak. By Ed Moya US Thin trading conditions could persist as much of Wall Street will be taking off th...

Summary Russia’s predicted collapse has been avoided, and the forecasted 8-10 percent fall in GDP for the year has been reduced to a 3-4 percent drop. Before the war, 3 percent growth was predicted. Recovery is only expected to begin in 2024 at best, and only in the unlikely even...

Summary After a round of soft inflation data triggered a buy-everything relief rally, Wall Street will focus on Fed speak and a plethora of data points that might show the economy remains resilient. It’s a relatively quiet week for the EU with the two standout economic rele...

Summary This week will be massive for markets as investors closely watch to see how inflation moderates. In addition to the inflation report and the midterm election, traders will also closely monitor the preliminary University of Michigan Survey. A quiet week as far as upper-...

Summary Will the fourth 75 basis-point rate hike be the last major rise before the Fed downshifts in December? Next week’s FOMC decision is widely expecting a unanimous vote for one last major rate increase. Inflation has hit double-digits and remains the ECB’s numbe...

Summary Wall Street will pay close attention to the first look at third-quarter GDP. This is the critical week for guidance from mega-cap tech that will either make or break risk appetite. A new week will bring a new Prime Minister in the UK, the third in two months, following...

Summary Both the Empire Manufacturing Survey and Philly Fed business outlook are expected to remain in contraction territory. Earnings season heats up as we hear from Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Netflix, and Tesla. Japan may need to intervene in the FX market again as the ...

Summary Global economic output contracted for a second straight month in September, adding to signs that businesses around the world are reporting the toughest conditions outside of pandemic lockdowns since the global financial crisis. Manufacturing is being hit by rising prices, ...