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Last Week
- US inflation came in higher than expected, rising 3.5 per cent year on year in March. Bond and stock prices fell on the back of the news and the market pushed back on its summer rate cut forecast as inflation continues to prove stickier than previously expected. Futures traders are now pricing in between one and two quarter-point cuts this year in the US, down from the six cuts expected in January.
- The dollar had its strongest weekly performance since September 2022 as the currency rose 1.7 per cent against an average of six major currencies. The jump up in bonds yields, which trade inversely to bond prices, that was stimulated by high inflation data helped push the dollar higher. The Euro and sterling fell to their weakest level against the dollar since November on Friday.
- The UK economy grew by 0.1% in February thanks to an expansion in manufacturing as hopes rise that the UK is emerging from a technical recession. The rise in growth in February increases the likelihood that the UK economy expanded in the first quarter on 2024 which could mark the end of the technical recession seen at the end of 2023 which saw the UK experience two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
Market Pulse
Coming Up
- UK March CPI data released, Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 7:00am.
- EU March CPI data released, Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 10:00am.
- US Initial Jobless Claims data released, Thursday 18th April 2024 at 1:30pm.
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