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Inflation acceleration brings the Fed back to a 2021 scenario
Today’s March CPI report is expected inflation rising to 3.4% year on year from 2.4% in February, also for a 0.9% monthly gain, which would be the largest since the 2022 energy shock.
10 Apr 2026, 09:30
Today's PCE: fed's first real test on the path ahead
The latest PCE cycle shows inflation is no longer falling in a clean line, it’s flattening out, and energy is accelerating that stall. Core PCE at 3.1%, with expectations near 3.0%, keeps the Federal Reserve well above its 2% target
9 Apr 2026, 09:20
Fed minutes show Iran war left officials weighing both inflation and growth risks
Federal Reserve officials entered their March meeting confronting an unusually difficult policy mix, with the Iran war raising the prospect of both higher inflation and weaker growth. The minutes show a central bank increasingly alert to the possibility that energy-driven price pressures could force a tougher stance, even as most policymakers remained concerned that a prolonged conflict could eventually damage the labour market.
Oil between ceasefire relief and supply reality
WTI’s plunge is historic, but the move only makes sense once panic pricing is separated from underlying supply risk. The two-week ceasefire conditional on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
8 Apr 2026, 09:35
New Trump deadline keeps markets guessing, but this time it is not pure TACO
President Donald Trump has set a fresh deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as regional mediators push for a last-minute ceasefire and investors struggle to gauge whether diplomacy can outrun escalation.
6 Apr 2026, 08:37
Trump’s Iran threat triggers global shockwaves
Trump signaled a more aggressive stance, warning that the United States could act “extremely hard” against Iran within the next two to three weeks. He further emphasized that Washington has multiple strategic options, including targeting Iranian oil infrastructure and seizing key energy facilities.
2 Apr 2026, 09:08
Gold slides toward worst month in 17 years as Fed easing hopes fade
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as hopes for a possible easing of the US-Iran conflict supported sentiment, but the metal remained on course for its steepest monthly decline in more than 17 years as rising energy prices pushed investors to scale back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts.
31 Mar 2026, 09:14
Oil swings as report suggests Trump may end war without reopening Hormuz
Oil prices fluctuated after a report said President Donald Trump is prepared to wind down the war in Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut, a stance that underscores the White House’s growing desire to cap the conflict despite continuing disruption to one of the world’s most important energy arteries.
31 Mar 2026, 07:16
BoJ walks a tightrope between yen weakness and inflation risk
The policy tone in Japan is starting to shift, even if action has not followed yet. At the latest discussions, Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan, made it clear that currency movements are becoming increasingly important for policy decisions.
30 Mar 2026, 09:28
Trump extends pause on Iran energy strikes as White House insists talks are progressing
President Donald Trump has given diplomacy a little more time, extending by 10 days his pause on attacks targeting Iranian energy infrastructure while insisting that negotiations are moving in the right direction. The delay offers Washington more room to pursue talks — and more time to expand its military options in the region — even as fighting continues and energy markets remain highly sensitive to every headline.
27 Mar 2026, 11:05