More mortgage misery as average bills to rise £2,900 next year Homeowners facing ‘mortgage crunch’ next year as lenders hike price in response to rising interest rates The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023
Rising rents and diminishing aid are fueling a sharp increase in evictions in many US cities Eviction filings are far above pre-pandemic levels in many cities across the country as pandemic relief disappears and inflation causes rents to spike The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023
Powell to Investors: Do You Feel Lucky Punk? The “seeming” post Fed meeting rally for the S&P 500 is head scratcher for sure. That’s because as we dig below the surface, the overall market has not really rallied…just the usual suspects in the mega cap space. As you dissect the Fed statements there is a great divide in… StockNews.com · Jun 16, 2023
Political waiting game dominates agenda The SET index climbed to the key resistance at 1,570 points early this week before consolidating to build a new base at around 1,550+. Early gains were driven by short-covering in blue chips by investors unwinding positions. Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023
Asian shares advance as Fed pause lifts hopes RECAP: Asian shares rose to a four-month high yesterday as US economic data lifted expectations that the Federal Reserve is near the end of its rate-hike cycle. Expectations of more stimulus from China also buoyed investor sentiment. Bangkok Post · Jun 16, 2023
Stocks Retreat as Hawkish Fed Comments Push Bond Yields Higher What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IU XX) (QQQ ) closed down -0.67%. Stock indexes on Friday gave up early gains and... Barchart · Jun 16, 2023
Dollar Recovers as Bond Yields Climb on Hawkish Fed Comments The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday recovered from a 5-week low and rose by +0.18%. Hawkish Fed comments Friday from Richmond Fed President Barkin and Fed Governor Waller pushed bond yields higher and sparked short covering in the dollar. Also, the stronger-than-expected University of Michigan U.S. Jun consumer sentiment... Barchart · Jun 16, 2023
Stocks Moderately Lower After a Stellar Week of Gains What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.5%. U.S. stocks are lower, after the S&P 500 reached... Barchart · Jun 16, 2023
2 top economists both hate the Fed’s ‘inexplicable’ and ‘crazy’ signaling on rate hikes—but for totally different reasons Two top economists agree that inflation is already conquered, and that by continuing the big squeeze, the Fed will likely drive the U.S. into an unnecessary, and possibly steep, recession. Fortune · Jun 16, 2023
Tesco boss has some bad news for shoppers hoping for cheaper food prices Ken Murphy admits it's hard to predict how much prices will fall for hard-pressed consumers as inflation eases Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2023
Recession is ‘at our doorstep,’ but investors are falling for a goldilocks scenario, Wells Fargo says. It ‘isn’t going to end all that well’ Wells Fargo Investment Institute sees the S&P 500 falling 7% by year-end as corporate earnings sink. Fortune · Jun 16, 2023
Stocks Moves Sideways Today After Yesterday's Rally What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.3%. U.S. stocks are now little changed, after the S&P... Barchart · Jun 16, 2023
Stocks Push Higher as U.S. Inflation Expectations Fall What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.04%. U.S. stocks this morning are mixed, with the S&P... Barchart · Jun 16, 2023
Caution is still the word on inflation City Comment: “Early signs” and “starting to ease” do not smack of a huge breakthrough Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2023 Tesco boss sees 'encouraging' signs that inflation is easing THERE are “encouraging early signs that inflation is starting to ease” after shoppers faced soaring food prices, according to the Tesco chief.
France 24 · Jun 16, 2023 Cost of importing food set to reach new high of nearly $2 trillion BUSINESS DAILY - Friday, 16.06.2023: The cost of importing food is expected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, with inflation increasing hunger and starvation in poorer nations. Also, prior to next week's Paris Air Show, French President Emmanuel Macron is announcing investments in greener ways to fly. Plus, we…
Manchester Evening News · Jun 16, 2023 Tesco boss issues positive message after shoppers faced soaring food prices Ken Murphy said there are "encouraging early signs that inflation is starting to ease"
Barchart · Jun 16, 2023 Stock Index Futures Muted as Investors Weigh Interest Rate Outlook June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.09% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices rallied on Thursday as a series of economic data pointed to easing inflationary pressures, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve will soon end its…
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 IMF head welcomes Europe's interest rate hikes in campaign against inflation The head of the International Monetary Fund has praised the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rate for the eighth time in a row
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023 Tesco boss: food inflation has probably peaked but prices will stay high Ken Murphy says higher costs of grocery imports because of Brexit are partly to blame for rising prices
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 Average fixed mortgage rates edge closer to 6% as more deals are hiked The typical two-year fixed-rate deal was sitting at 5.98% on Friday, Moneyfactscompare.co.uk said.
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023 Tesco boss says early signs food prices starting to ease Food prices are at the second highest rate in 45 years
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023 Sunak should never have made his woolly inflation pledge The prime minister has set a target that was not in his power to deliver, and he ignored political convention to do so
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023 Public sees a way out of cost-of-living crisis, with inflation expected to fall to just 3.5% by next May Inflation expectations were down from 3.9% in the previous survey
Barchart · Jun 16, 2023 Stock Index Futures Move Higher as Investors Weigh Interest Rate Outlook, China Stimulus Hopes Boost Sentiment June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.30% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices rallied on Thursday as a series of economic data pointed to easing inflationary pressures, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve will soon end its…