US 30 Index Skyrockets After Trump’s Victory

First Impressions: The WPI rose 0.8% in the September quarter, on par with Westpac’s forecast and below the market consensus of 0.9%. The market range was from 0.8% to 1.0%. On an annual basis, wages are up 3.5%yr, down from 4.1%yr in June and the peak of 4.2%yr in December 2023. Wage inflation has continued […]

Markets Focus this morning briefly turned from this evening’s Fed meeting to tomorrow’s BoE policy decision following August UK CPI data. The report was almost exactly in line with expectations. Headline inflation rose 0.3% M/M and 2.2% (from -0.2% M/M and 2.2% in July). Core inflation reaccelerated to 0.5% M/M and 3.6% Y/Y (from 0.1% […]

Markets Let’s dive right into yesterday’s Fed meeting. There’s an interesting divide between markets’ and our interpretation. For the former it was nothing but an outright dovish, cuts-are-coming-soon tribute. The three major US stock indices simultaneously closed at record highs. US yields turned south, slipping more than 8 bps at the front. The dollar tanked. […]