Nasdaq – How Sustainable is the Stock Market Rally? PMIs a Positive Surprise

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was flat in May, coming in below the consensus forecast calling for a modest gain of 0.1% month-on-month (m/m). On a twelve-month basis, CPI edged lower by 0.1 percentage points to 3.3%. Energy prices dipped by 2.0% last month, largely due to lower prices at the pump (-3.5% m/m). Food […]

Canada to release retail sales today, GDP on Friday US GDP expected to confirm estimate 5.2% gain The Canadian dollar is slightly higher on Thursday. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3324, down 0.19%. Canadian retail sales, GDP expected to improve It’s a busy end of the week for Canadian releases, with retail […]

As widely expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a 25bp rate cut when it met yesterday, but raised its inflation target for this and the next year, warned that the road for easing inflation could be bumpy, and ruled out a July rate cut. The market no longer prices a full rate cut by […]