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Partner Center The first U.S. CPI report of 2025 came in hotter than expected, with headline inflation rising 0.5% in January after December’s 0.4% increase. This pushed the year-over-year rate up to 3.0% from 2.9%. Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, climbed 0.4% for the mon

We believe the story right now is much more about the market getting reacquainted with President Trump’s tactics than any material risk and fallout associated with extreme tariff measures. Key standouts on today's calendar come from US CPI and more Fed Chair testimony. Share: Analysis feed

Markets are off to a quiet start this week, though we have seen a notable pickup in risk appetite. As we’ve already highlighted, a lot of the volatility we’ve been seeing in 2025 thus far feels like it could be a lot more about getting reacquainted with Trump tactics than from any real threat of a m

Gold extends record bull run, touches $2,900 psychological level. Overbought signals are evident, but there is support at $2,850-$2,870. Gold has been on a relentless bull run, posting only eleven days of minor losses since the ongoing upleg began in mid-December. The price is currently testing the

Equities delivered a mixed bag, with Asian shares posting their sharpest decline in a week while US and European futures edged higher. Meanwhile, the DXY climbed, fueled by stronger wage growth and rising inflation expectations—both exacerbated by fresh tariff concerns, which have now pushed swaps m

The Bank of England delivered a rate cut as expected on Thursday, however, it was the commentary that followed along with the BOE’s updated forecasts for growth and inflation that shocked investors, and the initial reaction to the report was dovish. However, now that the dust has settled a bit, trad

To sum up yesterday’s events, the US struck a deal with Mexico first and Canada and all parties agreed to delay tariffs by at least a month. Trump managed to obtain greater commitment to border security from both countries, although there seemed to be limited discussion on trade, ING’s FX analysts F

President Donald Trump agreed with the Federal Reserve for its decision last week to leave interest rates unchanged, an early pivot from his previous demand that the central bank ease "immediately." In an exchange with reporters Sunday, Trump said holding its key borrowing level in a range between 4