The services sector in New Zealand climbed into expansion territory in March, the latest survey from BusinessNZ showed on Tuesday with a Performance of Services Index score of 51.6. more...
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to raise UK interest rates further in the second quarter of 2022 as the UK central bank tries to stem soaring prices pressures. The BoE has already lifted the Bank Rate to 0.75% from 0.1% in late 2021 and money markets are currently pricing in 125 basis points of additional rate hikes this year. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) inflation release showed headline inflation hitting 6.2% in February, a fresh 30-year high, while core inflation rose ...
Gold prices charged higher for a second week as US CPI headlines charged the yellow metal’s inflation hedging appeal. However, the good times may not last. While inflation is at more than 40-year highs, forward expectations are beginning to ease. The daily chart is located above 200 SMA in the bullish market condition by crossing 1,981 bullish triangle pattern to above for the primary bullish trend to be continuing. more...