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| "Central banks slow hike path by degree" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 12/16/22 | |
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| Is inflation topping out or not? | |||
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| "Hikes slow but inflation mixed; supply and demand in question" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 12/9/22 | |
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| Policy moderation in full swing. | |||
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| "Rate hikes may be slowing but inflation data no better than mixed" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 12/2/22 | |
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| Wage-push isn't down but rate hikes are. | |||
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| "Inflation mixed: some spots cooling, some not; guidance regret" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 11/18/22 | |
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| Some CPI's still hot, many PPI's cooling. | |||
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| "US inflation down, not expectations; UK, Japan CPIs seen soaring" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 11/11/22 | |
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| Inflation data are all over the place. | |||
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| "Time for policy moderation; taking that first step, or not" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 11/3/22 | |
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| Policy in flux but inflation still heated. | |||
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| "Rates up but BoC moderates; Eurozone prices accelerate" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 10/28/22 | |
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| Canada sits atop the global economy. | |||
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| "Truss collapses; global price pressures easing but OPEC threatens" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 10/21/22 | |
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| Price risk for oil dims global outlook. | |||
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| "UK: mini-budget, maximum chaos; US: housing inflating CPI" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 10/14/22 | |
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| Markets say bring down the curtain in the UK. | |||
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| "Data suggest inflation, monetary tightening may be peaking" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 10/7/22 | |
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| Is it too early to let off the brakes? | |||
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| "Support your central bank; inflation running away but jobs still firm" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 9/30/22 | |
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| Recession risks high; central banks undeterred. | |||
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| "Fighting inflation, pivoting to recession" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 9/23/22 | |
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| "Recession": speak no evil. | |||
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| "A week of surprising war news but as-expected economic data" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 9/16/22 | |
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| News is good but rates set to climb. | |||
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| "Scrambling to contain inflation; China made immune by Covid-Zero" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 9/9/22 | |
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| At least one central bank is questioning its forecasts. | |||
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| "Inflation stable and growth slowing, but rate hikes are coming" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 9/2/22 | |
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| Data as mixed as central bank expectations. | |||
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| "The pain ahead, or how not to get re-elected" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 8/26/22 | |
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| Recession or not, Powell shows no fear. | |||
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| "Demand falling more than inflation" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 8/19/22 | |
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| Slowing inflation still hard to find. | |||
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| "Gasoline trims headline inflation; core prices mostly improve" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 8/12/22 | |
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| Inflation mostly unfolding as policy makers would like. | |||
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| "Crisis by intention" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 8/5/22 | |
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| The BoE tells it like it is: recession, recession, recession. | |||
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| "Policy panic: inflation or recession or both" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 7/29/22 | |
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| Rate-hike wrecking in full swing. | |||
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| "Hike rates, hike rates, and pass the Kool-Aid" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 7/22/22 | |
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| Is recession becoming a bigger concern than inflation? | |||
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| "Policy boom and bust; too much, too late" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 7/15/22 | |
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| Rate hikes and inflation both spiking. | |||
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| "Inflation elevated, growth struggling, rates moving higher" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 7/8/22 | |
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| Bad news but also good news in a week of mixed data. | |||
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| "Headline inflation over the top but details less heated" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 7/1/22 | |
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| Glimmers of hope begin to emerge. | |||
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| "Inflation may be peaking, growth already slowing" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 6/24/22 | |
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| Rate hikes rising as economic growth slows. | |||
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| "Rate hikes big and small and none at all; inflation rules" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 6/17/22 | |
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| Tracking economic data counts when the results lead to sudden policy changes. | |||
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| "Hopeless gloom for consumers, inflation expectations jump" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 6/10/22 | |
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| Rising prices and rising interest rates sock the consumer. | |||
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| "Growth beginning to slow but not inflation" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 6/3/22 | |
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| Rate hikes have yet to strike their target. | |||
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| "Rate-hike clarity: Fed to keep it steady, ECB to start soon" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 5/27/22 | |
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| ECB's Lagarde and the Fed's minutes lead the week's news. | |||
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| "Inflation psychology in play; sleepless nights for central bankers" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 5/20/22 | |
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| Global price pressures still not easing. | |||
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| "Inflation on high flame" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 5/13/22 | |
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| Surging US housing costs lead the week's list of concern. | |||
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| "From behind the inflation curve: hiking rates as growth crumbles" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 5/6/22 | |
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| Is a swing to monetary overkill a new risk? | |||
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| "Containing inflation or avoiding recession -- pick your poison" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 4/29/22 | |
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| The asymmetry of global monetary policy. | |||
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| "50 basis points for the US; global inflation high and rising" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 4/22/22 | |
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| Early data on April look no less heated. | |||
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| "Monetary policy buffet style, this or that" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 4/15/22 | |
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| Rate hikes big and small or none at all. | |||
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| "Quarter-point morphing into half-point expectations" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 4/8/22 | |
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| Facing runaway inflation, central bankers are sounding increasingly hawkish. | |||
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| "Inflation soaring but business activity and confidence strong" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 4/1/22 | |
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| Inflation aside, Ukraine effects still uncertain. | |||
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| "Ukraine or not, March was a good month for business" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 3/25/22 | |
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| Sentiment may be hurting but not business activity. | |||
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| "Policy reaction to Ukraine: focus on inflation" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 3/18/22 | |
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| Urgency to raise rates is the dominant theme. | |||
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| "Monetary doctrine in double bind: stem inflation or protect growth?" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 3/11/22 | |
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| Are policy makers just throwing another boomerang? | |||
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| "Ukraine limits policy options" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 3/4/22 | |
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| Hawkish rhetoric won't be the theme from central banks. | |||
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| "Putin goes for broke, West cautious" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 2/25/22 | |
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| Putin's war hasn't yet undermined the global outlook. | |||
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| "Inflation mixed: benign in some economies, accelerated in others" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 2/18/22 | |
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| Inflation is varying between economies as are policy responses. | |||
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| "Uttering the unutterable: double-digit inflation" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 2/11/22 | |
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| Month after month, US inflation has been more heated than expected. | |||
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| "Global central banks not turning in unison to face inflation" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 2/4/22 | |
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| Not all central banks are on the same page. | |||
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| "Inflation phasing higher and higher, stimulus fading lower" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 1/28/22 | |
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| Data are hitting expectations, and so is monetary policy. | |||
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| "Cold-turkey taper; make your emergency plans now" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 1/21/22 | |
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| Could 2022 start off with an abrupt end to US asset purchases? | |||
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| "Inflation, inflation, inflation: rate hikes, rate hikes, rate hikes" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 1/14/22 | |
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| The Bank of Korea starts the year's drum roll: rate hikes. | |||
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| "Countdown to rate liftoff begins; but has inflation already topped?" | by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief | 1/7/22 | |
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| A quick exit strategy, made urgent by rising inflation, is the focus of the FOMC. | |||
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Weekly recap of U.S. market activity and events. This weekly article reviews the U.S. equity and bond markets, followed by a table displaying changing levels in key market indexes, and commentary on the economic indicators released during the week. Simply Economics includes a Bottom Line, a synopsis describing what the activity during the week may mean for the markets going forward.
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