Monthly Financial Market Update – March 2025
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: The U.S. economy exhibited signs of cooling inflation in February 2025, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 0.2% m/m (2.80% y/y) and core CPI slowing to 3.1% annually—the lowest since April 2021. While…
Monthly Financial Market Update – February 2025
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: The U.S. economy in early 2025 showed mixed signals. Manufacturing rebounded after 27 months, with the ISM Manufacturing PMI improving, while the ISM Services PMI dipped slightly but stayed in growth territory.…
Monthly Financial Market Update – January 2025
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: The U.S. economy entered 2025 with strong momentum, reflected in the surging U.S. dollar, robust labor market performance, and persistent inflation concerns. The dollar soared to a two-year high as the Federal…
Monthly Financial Market Update – December 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: In November 2024, the U.S. economy demonstrated remarkable resilience by adding 227,000 jobs, a substantial recovery from October’s revised figure of 36,000. The previous month’s underperformance was primarily…
Monthly Financial Market Update – November 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: In the third quarter of 2024, the U.S. economy demonstrated notable resilience, growing by 2.8% thanks to strong consumer spending and increased business investment in equipment. This uptick in consumer…
Monthly Financial Market Update – October 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: The U.S. economy displayed resilience in September with robust job gains, as non-farm payroll employment surged by 254,000, significantly surpassing projections. This strong labor market performance brought the…
Monthly Financial Market Update – September 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: The US Federal Reserve made a significant decision to cut its interest rates for the first time in over four years. The key lending rate was reduced by 0.5 percentage points to 4.75% – 5%. The…
Monthly Financial Market Update – August 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: In July, consumer prices in the US increased at a slower pace for the fourth consecutive month. The Consumer Price Index rose to 2.90% year-on-year, down from 3.00% in June. Energy costs went up by 1.1%…
Monthly Financial Market Update – July 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: The consumer prices in the United States moderated to 3.00% y/y in June (estimated at 3.10%), down from 3.30% y/y in May. This marks the third consecutive drop in inflation in 2024 and the lowest yearly…
Monthly Financial Market Update – June 2024
Global Macroeconomic Review United States: Inflation in the US showed stability, easing to 3.30% y/y in May from 3.40% y/y in April, which aligned with market expectations. Similarly, the US inflation on a month-on-month basis eased to 0.20% m/m in May…
