PCE Price Index Increases in the USA… In Germany, the GDP for the fourth quarter, announced today, fell short of expectations and shrank by 0.4% on a quarterly basis and grew by 0.3% on an annual basis. The economy was expected to contract by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter and grow 0.5% year-on-year. In his speech, German Central […]

CBRT Lowered Interest Rate As Expected… The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January, which we track in the Euro Zone, decreased by 0.2% month on month as expected and increased by 8.6% year on year. In the previous data, CPI was -0.4% and 9.2%, respectively. Core CPI for January, on the other hand, decreased 0.8% […]

FOMC Meeting Minutes to be Announced… *FED FOMC Member Bullard said in his speech that the FED would have to increase the interest rate above 5% to stop inflation, that they thought they could pull inflation down while maintaining a strong labor market, that the markets may have overpriced the risk of recession in 2023, […]

While the Manufacturing Sector Shrinks in the Euro Zone, the Service Sector Grows… In Germany, the Manufacturing PMI for February, announced today, dropped to 46.5 from 47.3, while the Services PMI rose to 51.3 from 50.7. Likewise, in the Euro Area, Manufacturing PMI fell from 48.8 to 48.5, while Services PMI rose to 53.3 from […]

Consumer Confidence In The German Economy Slightly Increased In 2023… Since US markets were closed today, data traffic was very low and market volatility remains low. While EURUSD parity continues to stay above 1.0655 that it tested last Friday, Ounce Gold is at 1846 levels. The US 10-year Treasury yield is at 3.81%. Construction Production […]

ECB’s Statements Are Falcon, But The Dollar Market Is Tightening Again… According to the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) Market Participants Survey, the year-end inflation expectation rose to 35.76% in February. The expectation in January was 32.46%. According to the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), house sales in January increased […]

Strong PPI Data in the USA Reinforced the FED’s Rate Increase Signals… Producer Price Index (PPI) data in the USA came in above expectations. PPI increased by 0.7% in January, above the expectations of 0.4%. Compared to the same period of the previous year, it increased by 6.0%, above the 5.4% expectation. Core PPI, on […]

US Retail Sales Data Released Positive Than Expected… According to the statement made by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, in January 2023, central government budget expenditures were announced as 321.3 billion TL, budget revenues as 289.1 billion TL and budget deficit as 32.2 billion TL. The primary deficit was realized as 10.9 billion TL. […]

Inflation in the USA Continues Its Monthly Rising… Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth data in the Euro Area were announced as expected. In the 4th quarter of 2022, 0.1% growth was recorded. On an annual basis, there was a growth of 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Although the growth in the Euro Zone has decreased […]

US Stock Market Indices Started The Week Positive… US stock indices started the session slightly positive on the calm day on the global side. US futures were positive throughout the day. US 10-year bond yield is 3.70% and 2-year yield is 4.55%. FED member Bowman, in his statement during the day, stated that the labor […]