Monthly Archives: March 2026
Following weaker UK economic figures, sterling slides against the yen, with GBP/JPY near 211.50, erasing week gains
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:07 pm, by josephine
Sterling slid versus yen after flat UK GDP and weak output data; GBP/JPY retreated near 211.50.
Following weak UK GDP figures, sterling faces heavy selling, pushing GBP/USD towards its year-to-date low again
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:06 pm, by josephine
GBP/USD slid toward mid-1.3200s after flat UK January GDP, weaker output data, and renewed dollar strength.
Rabobank’s strategists say Middle East tensions and market stress have reinforced the US Dollar’s safe-haven role
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:06 pm, by josephine
Middle East tensions boost dollar safe-haven demand; Rabobank expects de-dollarisation fears ease as inflation risks rise.
BEA cut US fourth-quarter annualised GDP growth to 0.7%, below the 1.4% forecast and first estimate
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:05 pm, by josephine
BEA revised Q4 US annualised GDP growth to 0.7%, citing weaker exports, spending, investment; dollar steady.
BEA reports US annual PCE inflation slipped to 2.8%, below expectations, down from December’s 2.9%
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:04 pm, by josephine
US PCE inflation eased to 2.8% in January; core held 3.1%, income and spending rose 0.4%.
Fourth-quarter US GDP Price Index increased to 3.8%, edging up from the prior 3.7% reading
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:03 pm, by josephine
US GDP price index rose to 3.8% in Q4 from 3.7%, signaling slightly higher inflation pressures.
Fourth-quarter US annualised GDP registered 0.7%, falling short of the 1.4% forecasted pace
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:03 pm, by josephine
US GDP grew 0.7% annualised in Q4, missing 1.4% expectations, indicating slower-than-forecast economic growth overall.
In January, US core PCE inflation matched forecasts at 3.1% year-on-year, meeting expectations exactly
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:02 pm, by josephine
US core PCE inflation rose 3.1% year-on-year in January, matching forecasts and reinforcing steady price pressures.
In February, Canada’s participation rate edged down to 64.9%, slipping from the prior 65%
Written on March 13, 2026 at 5:01 pm, by josephine
Canada’s labour force participation rate slipped to 64.9% in February, from 65%, reflecting fewer working-age Canadians.
February saw Canada’s employment fall by 83.9K, missing forecasts of a 10K increase
Written on March 13, 2026 at 2:06 pm, by josephine
Canada’s February employment fell 83.9K, missing the 10K gain forecast by 93.9K overall.
