Does news that U.S. will let Russia’s big aluminum producer avoid sanctions remove this wild card from commodities and stock markets?
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said today that Russian metals giant Rusal, could get sanctions lifted if Putin-connected oligarch Oleg Deripaska relinquished control. The Treasury also gave Rusal a five month extension as it considered Rusal’s appeal of the sanctions. Commodity prices–especially aluminum–fell on the news.
Dollar slump continues this morning as ECB president Draghi shrugs off euro strength
The dollar continued its fall today after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi voiced minimal concern over the rise in the euro. That currency topped $1.25 for the first time since 2014. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index jumped 0.9%, its biggest leap in more than a year.
Good news for the global economy: Inflation picks up in China
On Sunday the Chinese government announced that the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI)rose at a year over year rate of 1.8%. Economists had expected a 1.6% increase. The August rate was the fastest pace since January. Core CPI, that is without the effect of volatile prices for energy and food, rose at a 2.2% year over year rate.
Oil pushes higher on inventory report and global markets (except for China) follow
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Oil falls below $50; market rethinks Trump reflation trades
West Texas Intermediate was down 2.74% to $48.90 a barrel today as of noon New York time. International benchmark Brent crude was lower by 2.60% to $51.73 a barrel. The drop in West Texas Intermediate brought the price per barrel below the psychologically important $50 level. Oil had already tumbled 5.7% in the last three trading sessions.
Notes You Need for February 17: stock fund cash flows, raining on natural gas, dollar moves up, student debt, rig count
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“It now seems plausible that uncertainty could remain elevated for some time,” Mark Carney, head of the Bank of England said today in his second televised speech since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. “The economic outlook has deteriorated and some monetary policy easing will likely be needed over the summer”
Jobs market delivers a nasty shock
The U.S. economy added only a net 38,000 jobs in May, according to the jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had projected job gains of 90,000 to 215,000 with the median forecast at 160,000.
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