US Consumers Fail To See Silver Lining
In yet another piece of pessimistic economic data, consumer confidence in the world’s largest economy has dropped to the lowest level in 2 years. Plunging through market estimates, confidence survey readings declined to a reading of 39.8 – versu
Trio of US Releases Undercut Recent Positive Data-stream
Data from the US today showed consumer confidence unexpectedly declining in the month of October, declining housing prices in August, as well as continuation of contraction in the Richmond Fed region. All three reports came in weaker than expecte
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Headline Annual US Inflation Approaches 4%, Core Rate at 2%
While yesterday we had a surprise upside in producer price data, today the CPI data matched expectations at least at the headline level with the core index actually up smaller than expected 0.1%. The news does not present a worrying picture aroun
Markets Dragged Lower on Continued Impasses in Slovakia; FTS
The Euro was broadly lower overnight on the news that the Slovakian Parliament failed to pass a vote expanding the size of the EFSF, potentially delaying the next Greek bailout payment. In addition to this, Eurozone macro data released today is
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Markets See Some Lift as Additional EU Data is Awaited; RBNZ
The US Dollar saw some selling pressure for the first time in the last few sessions as markets focus on the next major headline to determine trading bias
Consumer Confidence Falls Off A Cliff in August, Down 15 Poi
US consumer confidence plummeted in August, likely as a result of the debt ceiling debate that we saw in Washington. The consumer confidence index from the Conference Board slid 15 points to 44.5 from July's 59.5. That's the worst reading we've h
The Fed, Low Interest Rates, and YOU
With the Jackson Hole meeting only a few days away, market players are casting their votes on what Big Ben Bernanke has to say. Will the Fed announce new plans, or has it drawn the line at promising low interest rates?Read more: http://www.ba
CPI declined by 0.3% during July 2011
The Israeli inflation changed direction and declined by 0.3% for the first time since February 2010. This is a shift direction after the CPI rose by 0.4% in June 2011.
The taxes in Israel – VAT, Corporate and income August
The protests that swept Israel’s streets in the past few weeks all revolve in some way the high prices, the lack of service that the people get from its government and the high burden of taxes that Israel’s citizens have to pay.
What’s Happening With Currencies – August 12th
Markets are continuing to show signs of stabilization after this week’s wild and volatile swings. US equity markets are higher – prompting riskier assets to be bought up during the session. This has helped major currencies against the US dollar


