Canada CPI ticked up further to 6.8% yoy in April, up from March’s 6.7% yoy, above expectation of 6.7% yoy. CPI ex-gasoline accelerated to 5.8%, up from 5.5% yoy, fastest since the series was introduced in 1999. Statics Canada added that the year-over-year increase in April was largely driven by food and shelter prices. Gas […]
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RBA hikes cash rate to 4.1% in a 5:4 vote. Perceived capacity pressures and inflationary impacts of the Middle East conflict were key concerns. As was widely expected, the RBA Monetary Policy Board (MPB) raised Read more…
The early spike in oil prices faded throughout yesterday’s trading session, pulling both US and Brent crude below the $100pb mark on news that a few tankers could transit through the Strait of Hormuz. There Read more…
In focus today Focus remains on tensions in the Middle East and its impact on energy markets. In Germany, we will receive the ZEW survey data for March. Recent months have shown an improvement in Read more…