Daily Macro markets update 19/02/2026
Market Report. 📈 Let’s start by looking at the most recent data on the US economy published yesterday. 🏭 U.S. manufacturing sector seems to be doing well buoyed by an AI investment boom, but still facing headwinds, while the housing market continues to struggle with affordability issues. 📦 New orders for U.S. capital goods increased […]
Daily Macro markets update 18/02/2026
Market Report. 🏦 The crossfire returns in the statements of members of the world’s largest money machine, the Federal Reserve. 🗣️ According to Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee: 📉 The Fed could approve “several more” interest rate cuts this year if inflation resumes its decline towards the 2% target. 🎯 Goolsbee considers a policy rate […]
Daily Macro markets update 17/02/2026
Market Report. 🇩🇪 German inflation edged up to 2.1% in January. The harmonized consumer price index (HICP) — used for comparison across the European Union — had stood at 2.0% year‑on‑year in December, indicating a modest acceleration in price pressures at the start of the year. 📉 Reminder: Since the Ukraine War, its economy has […]
Daily Macro markets update 16/02/2026
Market Report. 🧧 This week will be filled with festivities for the Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse. ⚠️ Top 3 Weekly Risks: The FOMC meeting minutes, UK CPI (inflation) data, and the EU flash PMIs for manufacturing and services all pose key risks this week. 📉 But let’s start by reviewing Friday’s inflation […]
Daily Macro markets update 13/02/2026
Market Report. 🔴 Markets are showing a bright red color as AI advances and its impact on other businesses and sectors. 🤖 The advance of AI continues to put increasing pressure on multiple sectors of the economy. Earlier this week, we highlighted how specialised financial services and audit firms came under pressure following the announcement […]
Daily Macro markets update 12/02/2026
Market Report. 💼 The US labor market seems to be more robust than previously believed. It’s not really good news, as it reduces the Fed’s need or urgency to cut rates, which has not been welcomed by Wall Street. 📈 U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in January, with nonfarm payrolls increasing by 130,000 jobs. The […]
Daily Macro markets update 11/02/2026
Market Report. ⚠️ Important reminder, today the US employment report NFP is published, postponed since last Friday. It is one of the data that most voltility can cause in bags. 🛍️ Yesterday, US retail sales for December were expected to reflect 0.4% growth, but instead remained flat at 0%. This adds to the possible weakness […]
Daily Macro markets update 10/02/2026
Market Report. 📅 The day is approaching when we will learn the US employment figures (tomorrow). That is why it is crucial to analyse the situation in the labour market and, most importantly, whether this could lead to changes in Fed policy. 🏛️ White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says U.S. job gains could be […]
Daily Macro markets update 09/02/2026
Market Report. ⚠️ Weekly Top 3 Risks: US CPI & Nonfarm Payrolls data, UK GDP figures, and a flurry of central bank speeches (Fed, ECB, BoE) guiding rate expectations. 🇯🇵 Fumio Kishida has been succeeded as Prime Minister of Japan by Sanae Takaichi, ushering in the prospect of longer-term political stability, winning a supermajority of […]
Daily Macro markets update 06/02/2026
Market Report. 📅 Non-farm payrolls for January 2026 are not being released on the usual “Jobs Friday” because a partial U.S. government shutdown forced the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to halt data publication and push the report back to 11 February, just as risk assets are already under pressure globally. 📉 A tech sell-off […]
