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2024-01-10 07:45:00 ET Summary The broad consolidation in the dollar after the gyrations at the end of last week continues. Japan reported a smaller-than-expected rise in Tokyo's December CPI and weaker-than-expected household spending in November yesterday. The dollar tested ...

2024-01-09 03:30:00 ET Summary The basic materials sector continued to record the sharpest downturn in goods trade according to more detailed sub-sector data. Measured across both goods and services, trade deteriorated across all the top 10 economies with the exception of India. ...

2024-01-06 10:05:00 ET Summary The terribly mixed US jobs report spurred dramatic intraday swings in exchange and US interest rates. There is little doubt that the labor market is slowing. In the coming days, the world's three-largest economies, the US, China, and Japan will r...

2024-01-06 03:55:00 ET Summary Global output growth accelerated slightly in December, according to the S&P Global PMI surveys, spurred by improved inflows of new orders. Recession risks remain most elevated in the eurozone, and business activity stagnated in Japan. Worldwi...

2024-01-05 08:15:00 ET Summary Stocks have been hit by profit-taking to start this year. Gold is trading heavier. The yellow metal is trading lower for the fifth session in the past six as rising rates and a firmer dollar sap its recent strength. The US jobs report is the firs...

2024-01-04 06:45:00 ET Summary After gaining for the past couple of sessions to open the New Year, the dollar is mostly softer today. The general tone is consolidative ahead of tomorrow's US jobs data and the eurozone's CPI. The bond market stands out as continuing the trend s...

2024-01-03 07:45:00 ET Summary Gold is down for the fourth consecutive session, which if sustained, would be the longest losing streak in more than two months. The BRICS expanded by five new members this week, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia. Argentina was to join, as...

2023-12-30 09:45:00 ET Summary The post-Covid tightening cycle in high-income countries has ended, with rate cuts expected from central banks. Electoral contests in countries accounting for almost half of the world's population will take place in the first half of 2024. Geopol...

2023-12-28 03:38:00 ET Summary The artificial intelligence race has sustained record high-concentration ratios for the S&P 500 Index, but also poses risks. The 2024 election avalanche may create short-term economic divergence globally and market volatility. Nearshoring ben...

2023-12-26 04:12:00 ET Summary In 2023, Latin American equities staged a remarkable performance, surpassing their emerging market peers and global equity benchmarks. Latin America is well-positioned to benefit from the global transition to cleaner energy - greater electrical vehic...