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UK rents rose twice as fast as wages

Throughout the past year, British renters have seen rents rise twice as fast as wages. At this point, there is no guarantee that rental price growth will slow down.

9 December 2022
Goldman Sachs: hopes for peak inflation are premature

According to Goldman Sach’s Peter Oppenheimer, the market's optimistic forecast of peak inflation is unreliable.

9 December 2022
U.S. jobless claims hit a 10-month high

Last week, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States increased by 4,000 to 230,000, coinciding with economists' forecasts. Meanwhile, the threshold value of 270,000 applications has not yet been reached. Crossing this mark will be a wake-up call for the labor market.

9 December 2022
Labor is not coming to the Fed's rescue

The COVID-19 outbreak caused a massive turmoil in the U.S. labor market. Some people were temporarily unemployed. Others left their jobs due to health issues or family circumstances. And more people chose to retire.

9 December 2022
Bank of Canada could opt for another rate hike but it will wait for further data

Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki noted that they will be “data dependent” when it comes to further monetary policy decisions. At the same time, she didn’t take more significant rate hikes off the table.

9 December 2022
Chinese yuan strengthened to a 3-month-high, but concerns rise over weak data

At the beginning of Friday yuan reached a three-week-high. Investors hope for recovery and don’t pay attention to weak data because Chinese authorities remove anti-COVID restrictions.

9 December 2022
Dollar declines ahead of FOMC meeting and inflation data

Currently the dollar’s weakening against major currencies gains momentum. This is largely due to the fact that investors are comparing the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy prospects with the possibility of recession amid high interest rates.

9 December 2022
Bank of Mexico rate hike cycle could end at 11%

Mexico's central bank (Banxico) monetary tightening cycle is likely to end in the first half of 2023. According to the statement of the Franklin Templeton executive, the benchmark interest rate in the Central Bank of Mexico could reach 11%.

9 December 2022
EU’s gas price gap mechanism may lead to negative consequences and increase volatility

The European Central Bank (ECB) stated that the current design of a “market correction mechanism” needs to be revised, as it could put the financial stability of the eurozone in danger.

9 December 2022
ECB is set to raise rates by 0.5% on December 15

The European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to push interest rates higher by 50 basis points next week. A Reuters poll suggested that the hike comes despite the economy sliding into recession.

9 December 2022