The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.09%.  The dollar recovered from early losses today and turned higher as Eurozone fiscal concerns weighed on EUR/USD.  The dollar also found some support today after US weekly jobless claims fell as expected.  The dollar initially moved lower today due to the weaker-than-expected US reports on the Nov CPI, and the Dec Philadelphia Fed business outlook survey, which may prompt the Fed to keep easing monetary policy.  Also, strength in stocks today has curbed liquidi ...

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Investors cheered the news that inflation dramatically slumped in November, but economists caution that this dip may not last. Thursday's CPI report was unusually noisy, due in large part to the fact that the BLS did not publish much of the October price data after staff were unable to collect and process information retroactively. The missing data included the headline and core monthly and annual percentage changes in the index, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions. After headline CPI readings incr ...

美国11月通胀数据明显低于市场预期。受此前政府长期停摆影响，美国劳工部周四公布的数据显示，11 月消费者价格指数(CPI)同比上涨2.7%，低于媒体调查中经济学家普遍预期的3.1%。数据出炉后，市场 对美联储在明年1月降息的预期略有升温。 由于政府停摆持续43天，美国劳工统计局(BLS)未能完整收集10月价格数据，导致10月CPI报告被取 消，11月报告中也未公布环比数据。BLS表示，价格数据无法追溯性补采，使得月度通胀变化出现断 档。剔除食品和能源价格后的核心CPI同比上涨2.6%，低于9月的3.0%，显示通胀压力进一步缓解。 金融市场对此迅速作出反应。三大指数走高；美债收益率下行，10年期美国国债收益率下跌2.2个基点 至4.13%；美元指数走弱，下跌约0.12%至98.25。 Spartan Capital Securities首席市场经济学家Peter Cardillo认为，核心通胀同比降至2.6%、整体通胀回落 至2.7%，对美联储和金融市场而言都是利好消息。如果这一趋势得以延续，将为货币政策转向更加宽 松铺平道路，甚至可能促成2026年第一季度内不止一次的降息。 TD Securities美国利率 ...

RyersonClark / E+ via Getty Images This article will be updated throughout the day, so check back often for more daily updates. Inflation grew much more slowly than expected last month, as revealed in a just-released Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. November's inflation rate was only 2.7%, not the 3.1% predicted by economists. "Core" CPI, which does not count changes in food and energy prices, grew only 2.6%, which was also less than the predicted 3%. Investo ...

Stock investors got two pieces of good news on Thursday. US stocks jumped as investors took in a cooler-than-expected inflation report, bolstering confidence in the economy and lifting hopes that the Fed will continue its rate-cutting cycle heading into next year.Consumer prices rose 2.7% year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lower than the 3.1% annualized increase economists were expecting. Meanwhile, the tech sector got a break after days of weakness. Chip stocks, led largely by M ...

March 10-year T-notes (ZNH6) today are up by +9 ticks. The 10-year T-note yield is down -3.7 bp to 4.116%. Mar T-notes climbed to a 1.5-week high today, and the 10-year T-note yield fell to a 1.5-week low of 4.10%.Overseas stock markets are mixed today. The Euro Stoxx 50 is up +0.57%. China’s Shanghai Composite closed up +0.16%. Japan’s Nikkei Stock 225 fell to a 3-week low and closed down -1.03%.The markets are discounting a 27% chance that the FOMC will cut the fed funds target range by 25 bp at the next ...

US stocks rose sharply on Thursday as investors digested a lighter-than-expected inflation report, easing concerns about persistent price pressures and helping spark a rebound in technology shares after a bruising run. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 339 points higher, or 0.8%, while the S&P 500 advanced 1.1%. ...

Strong earnings from a key AI stock and a surprisingly cool inflation reading put the stock market back into rally mode.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 421 points, or 0.9%. The S&P 500 rose 1.1%. The Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.5%.The yield on the 2-year Treasury note was down to 3.46%. The 10-year yield was down to 4.12%. ...