October final UMich US consumer sentiment 63.8 vs 63.0 expected

University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Prelim was 63.0 Prior was 68.1 Details: Current conditions 70.6 vs 66.7 prelim (71.4 prior) Expectations 59.3 vs 60.7 prelim (66.0 prior) 1-year inflation 4.2% vs 3.8% prelim (3.2% prior) 5-10 year inflation 3.0% vs 3.0% prelim (2.8% prior) The Fed might be concerned about that bump in inflation expectations

Brazil central bank to roll over currency swaps expiring in January By Reuters

© Reuters. People walk in front the Central Bank headquarters building in Brasilia, Brazil March 22, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File photo (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank said on Friday it would hold auctions starting on Monday to roll over $15.5 billion in traditional currency swaps maturing on Jan. 2. The central bank said in a statement

United States CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions up to $10.2K from previous $-63.2K

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Global Market Weekly Recap: October 23 – 27, 2023

Geopolitical and economic news flow stayed elevated this week, with both good and bad developments keeping price action mostly in a range. The War premium faded a bit early on as major escalation from Israel was pushed back through Thursday, and traders still had plenty to worry about with global growth, inflation and interest rate

There has been a ‘breakthrough’ on Hamas hostage negotiations — CNN

CNN reports that there has been ‘significant progress’ in Qatar-led negotiations on hostages held by Hamas. The negotiators say there are still issues that remain. There are some details here. CNN’s Becky Anderson reports: “The group was proposing that all foreign nationals would be released in return for a five-day ceasefire.” The report also said

The Russell 2000 is on the verge of a breakdown

Russell 2000 daily The Russell 2000 is poised for the lowest weekly close since November 2020. It’s fallen in four straight weeks and seven of the past eight. It’s trading at 1646, which is just 0.3% above the 1641 intraday low in June 2022. The index is down 0.6% today. If that level breaks,we could

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions down to 300.8K from previous 306.4K

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