Tighter monetary policy weighs on US small-business sentiment, lower gas prices may provide relief for UK government.
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The decline in natural gas prices over recent weeks may present a rare upside risk for the UK economy. If gas prices remain at current levels the government will likely be able to avert the planned increase on the household energy bill cap. This would likely ease the energy component of inflation and make for a shallower recession in the near term. GBPUSD trades 0.15% lower intraday.
EURECB member Villeroy has said that the central bank needs to be pragmatic as it raises interest rates in the coming months to tame inflation toward 2% by the summer.
Despite Euro-zone inflation remaining near a historic high, the consumer expectations for the path of prices have largely receded to their long-term norm.
USDThe Federal Reserves rapid tightening is beginning to weigh on sentiment. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 2.1 points in December. Along with the ISM services and manufacturing gauges this signals a material shift in the economic climate, brought on by the higher rate environment.
ASIA/PACIFICAustralia’s CPI rose 7.3% in November advancing from 6.9% in October. The gain was driven by an increase in the price of motor fuel. Core CPI printed higher than the consensus highlighting a global issue of stickier core demand.
ILSUSDILS slipped further during yesterday’s session, which saw highs of 3.4870, but failed to hold gains moving into Wednesday.
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