27 September 2024 How "The Consumer Got Her Groove Back"

Revisions to savings, consumption and income data show the U.S. consumer is in a better position than previously assumed.

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25 September 2024 Plummeting Savings Rates "A Very Loud Warning Klaxon"

U.S. consumers are saving money at unsustainably low levels, and when they start to do so again, the economy will take a hit.

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11 September 2024 Federal Reserve Will Only Cut Interest Rates Twice This Year Warns AXA

The Federal Reserve is tipped to cut just twice this year and potentially only twice more in 2025, in a prediction that could potentially offer the Dollar a material boost.

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11 September 2024 Pound to Dollar Hits 3-week Low on Uptick in Core U.S. Inflation

The Dollar was stronger after U.S. inflation beat expectations in August, with the important core CPI inflation reading hitting 0.3% m/m, beating consensus expectations of 0.2%.

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06 September 2024 Pound to Dollar Rate Relinquishes Post-NFP Gains

The Dollar fell after a softer-than-expected U.S. labour market report raised the odds of a 50 basis point interest rate hike at the Federal Reserve on September 18.

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04 September 2024 Pound to Dollar Rate JOLTed Higher

The wild ride in FX continues with the Dollar falling sharply following a U.S. labour market report that pointed to weakness in the U.S. job market.

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02 August 2024 Pound to Dollar Rate Rebounds on U.S. Job Panic, Talk of Emergency Fed Cut

The Pound to Dollar exchange rate rose and stocks tanked after a highly anticipated U.S. job report confirmed unemployment continues to rise as the economy slows.

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01 August 2024 Dollar Pares Advance on Spike in Jobless Claims

Some heat has been taken out of the Dollar after a measure of the U.S. labour market showed unexpected weakness, bolstering chances for further Federal Reserve rate cuts beyond September.

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25 July 2024 Strong U.S. GDP Won't Derail September Rate Cut

A strong GDP reading for the second quarter won't derail a September interest rate cut say analysts.

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16 July 2024 GBP/USD Retreats from 1.30 Barrier Following U.S. Retail Sales Surprise

The Pound to Dollar exchange rate's advance has paused just short of the 1.30 barrier. Upcoming U.S. retail sales and UK inflation figures will determine whether a deeper pullback now emerges.

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11 July 2024 Pound Surges to New 2024 High against Dollar After Convincing Fall in U.S. Inflation

The Dollar fell notably after the U.S. reported that inflation shrunk last month, indicating the likelihood of an interest rate cut in September.

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05 July 2024 Pound to Dollar Breaks 1.28 on Soft U.S. Jobs Report

The Dollar was sold after a U.S. labour market report showed conditions continuing to cool, bolstering expectations for an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve at the September policy meeting…

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03 July 2024 Dollar Falls as the Mighty Services Sector Slips into Contraction

The Dollar was lower after a U.S. labour market survey printed softer than anticipated and boosted the odds of an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve in September.

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28 June 2024 Key U.S. Inflation Reading Helps September Rate Cut Advocates

The Federal Reserve can consider an interest rate cut in September according to analysts reacting to a key inflation reading that has fallen to a three-year low.

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19 June 2024 "U.S. Recession by Early 2025"

There are high odds the U.S. economy could be in recession by 2025, according to a new assessment by BCA Research.

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13 June 2024 Federal Reserve Likely to Cut in September: Economists

The Federal Reserve is on course to cut interest rates in September and again in December, according to economists.

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12 June 2024 Pound to Dollar Rate Races to March Highs Following U.S. Inflation Undershoot

The Dollar was sold widely and stock markets rallied after U.S. inflation printed below expectations.

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07 June 2024 Red-hot U.S. Job Report Boosts the Dollar

Dollar exchange rates rallied after the U.S. printed red-hot job numbers that will raise questions of whether an interest rate cut in 2024 is at all tenable.

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05 June 2024 Dollar Rises on Biggest PMI Rise Since January 2023

Dollar exchange rates rose across the board after the U.S. services PMI beat expectations and eased fears that the economy was sliding into recession.

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05 June 2024 Recession Fears are Rising Again

US growth expectations have dramatically decreased, raising concerns about an impending recession, says Albert Edwards, Société Générale SA's chief global strategist.

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