CBA warn RBA path muddied as inflation risks rise. No cut this week, November cut in doubt
Commonwealth Bank of Australia economists said stronger-than-expected data point to upside risks for inflation, complicating the Reserve Bank’s path to easing. The bank currently forecasts a 0.7% quarterly and 2.6% annual trimmed mean CPI outcome, but firmer inflation prints and resilient activity data have clouded the outlook. CBA noted the divergence between improving activity surveys, […]
3 reasons why Greggs shares could be set to bounce back in October
Image source: Getty Images So far, 2025’s been a pretty terrible year for Greggs‘ (LSE:GRG) shares. The FTSE 250 stock’s down 45% since the start of January. There are however, three reasons for thinking this might be set to change in October. There are no guarantees, but investors might well want to take a closer […]
Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden is speaking on Monday, September 29, 2025
Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden speaks at an ECB panel on inflation, “Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics 2025 Conference” scheduled at 1200 GMT / 0800 US Eastern time European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s President Beth Hammack will be on the same panle This article was written […]
European defence stocks are booming so what has the FTSE 100 got to offer?
Image source: Getty Images Since September 2020, there are nine companies on the FTSE 100 that have seen their share prices rise by more than 300%. Of these, three have exposure to the military sector. And it’s not just in the UK where increased defence spending is helping boost share prices of the industry’s contractors. […]
FX option expiries for 29 September 10am New York cut
There is arguably just one to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. That being for EUR/USD at the 1.1750 level. The expiries rest in between the 100 and 200-hour moving averages of 1.1737 and 1.1765 respectively. So, that could help to play a role in terms of limiting any upside […]
BOJ's Noguchi: Monetary policy entering a phase where careful assessment is needed
Data shows Japan is steadily moving towards achieving 2% inflation target That means need for policy adjustment is heightening more than ever Economy, prices still face downside risks but upside risks have become more important Current high inflation is probably due to a major shift in firms’ price and wage-setting behaviour Rigidity of services prices […]
£10,000 invested in HSBC shares just 3 months ago is now worth…
Image source: Getty Images HSBC (LSE:HSBA) shares have been on a hot streak in recent years. They’ve surged 55% in one year and 237% over five — and that’s before dividends. Needless to say, that performance has left both the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 in the dust. But even someone getting involved more recently […]
Gold continues to sizzle to start the new week
We’re seeing price now break $3,800 as gold jumps up by over 1% on the day. The precious metal is now up a little over 10% this month and is poised for its best monthly showing since July 2020. Up, up, and away! Again, there’s not much else that hasn’t been said already. From before: […]
US government shutdown the key risk event on the week
It may be non-farm payrolls week on the economic calendar, but perhaps that might get taken away. And that is the significance of the potential impact that could arise from a US government shutdown this week. For some context, the US federal fiscal year runs from 1 October to 30 September and government funding is […]
Packers And Cowboys Meeting Leads To The First Tie Of The Season
The Green Bay Packers had to settle for a 34-yard field goal as time expired to tie the Dallas Cowboys 40-40 on Sunday Night Football, the second-highest-scoring tie game in NFL history. The Packers took advantage of the weak Dallas defense right away. On their first third down of the night, Green Bay quarterback Jordan […]
