Daily Macro markets update 16/05/2025
🌐 Market Report. 📈 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said longer-term interest rates are likely to be higher going forward as the economy and policy environment have changed significantly over the past five years. Powell noted the era of near-zero interest rates is not likely to return anytime soon, as the Fed may be entering […]
Daily Macro markets update 15/05/2025
Market Report. 📈 There is much to discuss today, but first, remember that today we will have US retail sales data and Powell’s speech from the Fed, which could move the dollar, which has been very active since last week. 🇬🇧 At the moment, data published a few minutes ago on UK GDP shows that […]
Daily Macro markets update 14/05/2025
📈 Market Report. 📉 The inflation figures published on Tuesday contradicted concerns about rising inflation, revealing that price increases remain moderate. The yearly inflation rate was below predictions, and the core measurement (excluding fluctuating food and energy costs) also fell short of monthly projections. 📊 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the U.S. […]
Daily Macro markets update 13/05/2025
Market Report. 📈 The relief and optimism that swept through global markets on Monday, with stocks, the dollar, and bond yields surging, was driven by the surprisingly cooperative tone and progress in the U.S.-China trade talks. This raised hopes that the worst of the trade crisis is over. 🤝 A preliminary trade agreement was reached […]
Daily Macro markets update 12/05/2025
Market Report: 📰 Investors welcomed the conciliatory tone of the talks between China and US, though they do not expect a major breakthrough just yet. Both sides declined to provide details, but U.S. officials said a deal had been reached to cut the U.S. trade deficit with China. The meeting could mark one of the […]
Daily Macro markets update 09/05/2025
Market Report. 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump unveiled the broad outline of a new trade agreement with the United Kingdom, the first such deal by the U.S. with a country whose imports were subject to new tariffs imposed by Trump in early April. 📈 The new deal include: retaining a 10% blanket tariff on U.K. imports […]
Daily Macro markets update 08/05/2025
Market Report. 📈 The Federal Reserve maintained its benchmark interest rate between 4.25% and 4.5% on Wednesday, holding the level established in December. During the post-meeting media briefing, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressed the impact of the administration’s “reciprocal” trade measures, noting that their magnitude exceeded initial projections. He warned that these measures could […]
Daily Macro markets update 07/05/2025
Market Report. 📉 The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at its upcoming meeting today, but the meeting may be the last where the outcome is so “cut and dry” due to the uncertainty created by President Trump’s tariffs. Trump’s tariffs have tanked consumer and business sentiment, squeezed manufacturing, and prompted a […]
Daily Macro markets update 06/05/2025
Market Report. 📆 We return to our daily reports after the holidays and yesterday’s May Day in the UK. The UK will decide this week on interest rate cuts. The BoE is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.25%. 🎥 Once again, Trump’s trade war continues to make headlines:🎭 Actor Jon Voight […]
Daily Macro markets update 02/05/2025
Market Report. 📉 Beijing has stated that it is “evaluating” an offer from Washington to hold talks over U.S. President Donald Trump’s crippling 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. This signals a potential de-escalation in the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China that has roiled global markets. China’s Commerce Ministry said the U.S. has […]
