Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMarkets calm but nervous as debt ceiling and Fed drama drag on
Biden-McCarthy talks end with no deal but both sides remain hopeful. Stocks subdued but dollar edges up as Fed rhetoric stays on the hawkish side. Eu…
2 years, 9 months ago
Powell talks pause but debt ceiling uncertainty weighs on sentiment
Powell signals Fed may be done raising rates, pushing June hike odds into reverse. Dollar takes a tumble but quickly finds its footing. Stocks also s…
2 years, 9 months ago
Dollar flexes muscles as June hike bets rise
Debt-ceiling headlines stay encouraging. Initial jobless claims surprise to
the downside. Fed officials continue to appear in hawkish suits. Dollar
gai…
2 years, 10 months ago
Week Ahead: RBNZ, Fed minutes, UK & US inflation, flash PMIs to headline packed week
The RBNZ looks set to raise rates for a 12th time in the coming week, while inflation figures out of the United Kingdom and United States will be cru…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dollar holds firm on debt-ceiling hopes
Debt-ceiling negotiations moving in the right direction. Housing data point to improvement. US dollar gains, but full-scale reversal remains prematur…
2 years, 10 months ago
Gold slides as traders unwind Fed rate cut bets
Gold and yen fall, dollar gains after solid US data and Fedspeak. Stocks mixed, resilience of tech shares holding up entire market. Debt ceiling show…
2 years, 10 months ago
Focus shifts to US retail sales and debt ceiling talks
Dollar inches lower, stocks cheer after soft US manufacturing data. Next items on the agenda are US retail sales and debt ceiling talks. Disappointin…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dollar back in action as Fed considers another rate hike
Dollar comes back to life after Michigan data and hawkish Fed remarks. Rising yields inflict damage on Japanese yen, but gold finds dip buyers. Deman…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dollar gains despite increasing Fed cut bets
Jobless claims jump to a 1-1/2-year high. Dollar attracts haven flows, but too early for reversal. BoE hikes, revises up inflation and GDP projection…
2 years, 10 months ago
Week Ahead: Focus on US retail sales as debt ceiling drama rumbles on
With no central bank decisions on the menu next week, investors will turn to data releases. Top of the list is the US retail sales report, which will…
2 years, 10 months ago