Retail sales will be in focus in the United States this week as the data out on Tuesday (12:30 GMT) is expected to show that American consumers have yet to be deterred by rising prices. Amid all the talk that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive tightening of monetary policy might tip the US economy into recession, […]
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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…