Europe will start cutting rates way before the US.

Consumer Price Index - October 2023

Because they are hoping for a soft landing. Not to crash the economy more than already done.

ECB’s Lagarde: If Kept Long Enough, Rates Will Take Us To 2%

It is, to that of Trump ((:

US November prelim UMich consumer sentiment 60.4 vs 63.7 expected

And so is the economy in EU.

ECB’s Villeroy: Inflation Is Clearly Trending Downward - Radio Classique

Where do you get that further hikes are planned? I see no further hikes. Rather the opposite actually.

EU Trade Chief Dombrovskis: I see some modest economic rebound next year

Seems like FED reached a point where rates are high enough to slow economy. They will keep it there until sufficiently weakness shows. But no need to jike from here. EU is frontrunner and will reduce rates before FED. My 5 cent from todays reading.

The Employment Situation -- October 2023

When FED doesnt have the guts to do it the bond markets will do the dirty work. Simple as that. But cooling the economy, I am not so sure. With federal spending running hot as never before it will take some efforts to cool it down.

Powell: The question we are asking is, should we hike more

Completely disagree. Nothing wrong with debt. Problem is that central banks has told us for decades that interest cannot go up. We all know this is false and that its a lie. But as years went on we people started believing in it. That has pushed ...

ADP National Employment Report: US Private Sector Employment Increased by 113,000 Jobs in...

Dont trade this kind of news. As I said before only the Papertiger (you all know who that is, right) can predict every single move.

Euro area annual inflation down to 2.9%

Core that is (:

Euro area annual inflation down to 2.9%

Come is always laggin

Euro area annual inflation down to 2.9%

Dont say I didnt tell you. EU economy is sinking and inflation goesdown with it. Hiking has been too excessive and unless ECB starts to unwind they really are that stupid

Euro area annual inflation down to 2.9%

The yah-sayers will argue that the economy is resilient cause the prices are not falling. Correct, nobody is selling. Only the ones that has to sell are selling. Rest will sit back and enjoy the fixed mortgage.

US Existing-Home Sales Fell 2.0% in September

Sooner or later we will see some of that excess credit card debt default and then watch what happens.

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims

FED lost control. Look how the bonds trade although FED's has spoken softly the last couple of days. As long as the politicians keep overspending there is nothing the FED can do about it.

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims

I dont see things as black or white. There are probably many many many who just wants to live a peaceful life and dont share the views of Hamas. Yet thay are not in a position to kick back on Hamas. In my view there are no excuses for bombing ...

White House has discussed U.S. military response if Hezbollah attacks Israel

True and they will still suffer from high oil prices also. Cause the hikes doesnt kill the oil movement.

Fed Has Time to See If More Needed to Tame Inflation, Barkin Says

Indeed the attack on a hospital is not ok. Even the fact that Hamas hides behind civilians doesnt justify bombing a hospital. Israel must act carefully not to lose its credit. in any event this is a war with (at least) two losers. So sad.

White House has discussed U.S. military response if Hezbollah attacks Israel

And "that more" will be reducing rates to get economies back on track sooner rather than later.

ECB's Lagarde: There is more policy lag in the pipeline from past hikes

Unlike all the commentators that keep talking about the impressive strength of the US economy it seems as if the FED has read the underlying working papers.

Fed’s Harker: Fed is likely to be done with rate hikes