The ten-year record for euro area inflation – 3% in August from 2.2% in July and structural inflation (excluding energy and food) rose 1.6%, the highest since 2012 – is now key area of controversy and strong arguments for proponents of restrictive monetary policy. Their arguments are reinforced by the recently announced inflation in Germany …
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In 4 Months Low the Price of Gold
On 9/08/2021 gold fell to 1684.37, recording a fall of 4.4% (the lowest price since 31/03/2021). The reasons that led investors to sell gold en masse have to do with their expectations regarding the future economic environment. More specifically: 1. Increased number of jobs in the US warn investors that the dollar is about to …
Eurozone Economy Returns to Strong Growth Trajectory but Still Has Obstacles to Overcome
The increased spending of European consumers by the increased liquidity that had accumulated due to the continuous economic shutdowns and lockdowns, gave a dynamic impetus to the field of retail, catering, and steadily increased factory production which has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels. As a result of these factors, Eurostat released data on Eurozone GDP, …
The Unchanged Interest Rates, The Dollar Price Slip and the Postponement of Tapering
The Fed, knowing the expectations of the markets, decided last Wednesday 28/7/2021 to maintain unchanged interest rates, while continuing at a steady pace its monetary policy through the purchase of government bonds and securitized mortgage bonds with the always existing monthly rate. The head of the Fed, Jerome Powell, accepted the fact that the American …
The Prospects for the Recovery of the Eurozone / EU Economy are Difficult
Based on expectations in various key sectors of the EU economy, inflation is expected to increase across the Eurozone as a whole. This is due: 1) At the expected higher energy prices. 2) In the wider increase of all prices of commodities and food, respectively. 3) The rise in prices due to increased levels of …
Upcoming US Inflation Rise Will Reduce Consumer Income
Economists know that after a sharp drop in demand levels that these large amounts of declining demand are only caused by wars or global epidemics, inflation is the indicator size that will rise after the end of the problem due to declining demand. drastically reducing any disposable income of consumers-citizens. This is due to four …
When Does Tappering Start in World Bond Markets from Central Banks
Given that in the developed countries of the world, the EU, the US, Japan, the UK anti-Pandemic Covid-19 vaccination program is progressing rapidly, the eye of governments and officials of these Central Banks is on when to start “tapering” in bond markets. The “tapering” technique is forced in its application and should be done to …
What Possibility there is a Tapening in Fixed Income Markets to Stop The Recovery in The US
Data on the US economy last week showed that an annual growth rate (2021) is expected at 6.8% of GDP. At the same time, business profits for Q12021 are expected to increase by close to 36%. Continued price growth in stocks and commodities continues. This idyllically beautiful and optimistic image can be destroyed by the …
Inflation, Rising Interest Rates or Both Together?
At the hearing before Congress on Thursday, March 25, 2021, Fed Governor Jerome Powell was adamant that any resurgence of inflation in the US would be temporary (inflation above 2% for 2021), transitional and would in no way affect the Fed’s target of average inflation of 2%. But rising Federal Reserve bond yields point to …
Bond Yields Rise: Sign of Expected Growth or Cost Inflation
US President Joe Biden’s fiscal intervention to be used to support the US economy, which is approaching three times the productive gap in the US economy, has caused strong turbulence in fixed income markets, triggering a percentage boost in government bond yields on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. by Thanos S. Chonthrogiannis ©The law …