Monthly Archives: April 2026
Standard Chartered expects Japan’s 2026 growth at 0.7% and inflation 2.0%, driven by oil prices and yen weakness
Written on April 15, 2026 at 6:49 pm, by josephine
Standard Chartered cuts Japan 2026 GDP to 0.7%, lifts CPI to 2.0%; BoJ tightening delayed to Q3 2026.
March saw the United States’ year-on-year Import Price Index rise to 2.1% from 1.3%
Written on April 15, 2026 at 6:22 pm, by josephine
U.S. Import Price Index increased 2.1% year-on-year in March, accelerating from 1.3% in the previous reading.
In March, America’s annual export price index rose to 5.6%, up from 3.5% previously
Written on April 15, 2026 at 6:19 pm, by josephine
U.S. export price index increased 5.6% year-on-year in March, accelerating from 3.5% in the prior period.
In February, Canada’s monthly wholesale sales rose 2%, undershooting forecasts of 2.3%
Written on April 15, 2026 at 5:52 pm, by josephine
Canada’s wholesale sales rose 2% in February, missing expectations of 2.3%, signaling slightly slower growth.
In March, America’s monthly Import Price Index rose 0.8%, falling short of the 2% forecast
Written on April 15, 2026 at 5:49 pm, by josephine
US Import Price Index rose 0.8% in March, missing forecasts of 2%, indicating slower-than-expected import inflation.
In March, US export prices rose 1.6% month-on-month, exceeding the forecast 1.5% estimate by analysts
Written on April 15, 2026 at 5:22 pm, by josephine
U.S. Export Price Index increased 1.6% month-on-month in March, surpassing forecasts for a 1.5% rise.
April’s New York Empire State Manufacturing Index reached 11, beating forecasts of minus 0.5 substantially
Written on April 15, 2026 at 5:19 pm, by josephine
New York’s Empire State Manufacturing Index rose to 11 in April, beating expectations of -0.5 significantly.
Rabobank’s Jane Foley expects EUR/GBP’s recent downward tilt to ease, leaving a mild autumnal upside bias
Written on April 15, 2026 at 4:57 pm, by josephine
EUR/GBP stays rangebound but may rise toward 0.88 by autumn as UK risks weigh sterling.
Societe Generale’s Kit Juckes questions dollar dominance, citing widening imbalances, IMF risks, and weak currencies elsewhere
Written on April 15, 2026 at 4:54 pm, by josephine
Dollar dominance faces gradual erosion as US share shrinks; alternatives remain constrained, leaving no clear successor.
Cable dipped as bullish momentum cooled, after a seven-day surge pushed GBP/USD beyond the Ichimoku cloud peak
Written on April 15, 2026 at 4:52 pm, by josephine
GBP/USD paused after seven-day rally; overbought signals prompt profit-taking, with support near 1.3500 and 1.3450.
