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2024-02-21 10:20:00 ET Summary Canada’s January CPI report came in softer than expected at an annualized rate of 2.9%. The share of CPI components inflating more than 5% year-over-year fell to 24% from 68% at the cycle peak in 2022. While other essentials like groceries...

2024-02-21 08:25:00 ET Summary The dollar is trading quietly after being sold yesterday. The offshore Chinese yuan is firmer for the sixth consecutive session. The CSI 300 rallied four consecutive sessions before the Lunar New Year holiday and is up in each of the three sessio...

2024-02-21 04:54:00 ET Summary In January, the VanEck Emerging Markets Bond Fund was down 0.84% in January, compared to -1.27% for its benchmark. When and if the Fed starts cutting its policy rate, EM bonds should perform better than most bond categories. Low debt levels in EM...

2024-02-21 02:34:00 ET Summary Mexico benefits from China's trade dispute with the U.S. Is China still the world's manufacturer? How global trade is changing. For the first time in 20 years, China is no longer the main seller of goods to the US. That title is now h...

2024-02-21 02:09:00 ET Summary China and Hong Kong markets had a humbling 2023 with equities down more than 10%. Beijing has also begun stepping up tourism and travel promotions, granting visa-free entry to 11 countries, with Singapore and Thailand the latest to be included. F...

2024-02-20 20:20:00 ET Summary The biggest economic news last week was that the Labor Department reported on Tuesday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in January and 3.1% in the past 12 months. Overall, the annual pace of the CPI continues to decelerate, but not at the...

2024-02-17 22:19:00 ET Summary Could policymakers fall behind the curve? Rapid disinflation has fueled consensus expectations for significant rate cuts this year. But pushback from the US Federal Reserve on the timing of the first rate cut raises the possibility that policymakers coul...

2024-02-17 08:05:00 ET Summary The US January CPI and PPI came in stronger than expected and this extended the recovery in US interest rates. The yen has fallen for seven consecutive weeks and the threat of intervention by MOF officials had little sustained impact. China retur...

2024-02-17 05:13:05 ET Summary January's CPI data confirm that inflation is anything but dead and buried. It's worth noting that despite January's notable 0.8% rise, Import Prices were still down 1.3% YOY. Medical Care Services gained 0.7%, with Health Insurance prices jumping...

2024-02-15 23:39:00 ET Summary Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, while service prices have remained stickier. E...