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29.04.26 - 20:18
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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged in defiance of Trump′s calls for cuts (The Guardian)
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Fed officials cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in Middle East as reasons for holding ratesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its latest board meeting, defying once again Donald Trump's call for a cut as the central bank prepares for a leadership shake-up next month.On Wednesday, Fed officials continued to cite elevated inflation, slow job growth and uncertainty in the Middle East as reasons why rates were left untouched. Continue reading......
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29.04.26 - 19:33
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US-Anleihen: Kurse geben vor US-Zinsentscheidung nach (DPA-AFX)
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NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Die Kurse von US-Staatsanleihen haben am Mittwoch vor den geldpolitischen Entscheidungen der US-Notenbank nachgegeben. Der Terminkontrakt für zehnjährige Staatsanleihen (T-Note-Future) fiel um 0,37 Prozent auf 110,45 Punkte. Die Rendite ......
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29.04.26 - 16:48
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Max Pressure: U.S. Prepares For Extended Hormuz Blockade As Treasury Warns Sanction Risks Linked To China′s "Teapot" Refineries (ZeroHedge)
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Max Pressure: U.S. Prepares For Extended Hormuz Blockade As Treasury Warns Sanction Risks Linked To China's "Teapot" Refineries
The U.S. is intensifying pressure on Iran and China across two fronts.
First, on the military side, The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump told top aides to prepare for an extended U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would strangle Tehran's oil revenue.
Second, on the economic side, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control is warning financial institutions about sanctions exposure related to Chinese independent "teapot" refineries, particularly in Shandong Province, due to their continued purchases and refining of Iranian crude.
Taken together, the message from President Trump to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is very clear: Washington is squeezing Iran's oil revenue at both ends of the supply chain, through a continued blockade of the Hormuz chokepoint that enables exports and the Chinese refining net...
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29.04.26 - 16:48
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Core Durables Goods Surge For 12th Straight Month, Push Bond Yield Higher (ZeroHedge)
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Core Durables Goods Surge For 12th Straight Month, Push Bond Yield Higher
After a recent string of 'soft' survey data, this morning we get some 'hard' data and it was far stronger than expected.
Preliminary headline durable goods orders for March rose 0.8% MoM (better than the 0.5% MoM exp), and the first increase after a three month decline to start the year (which was the first 3-month decline since Nov 2019).
The increase took place despite continued weakness in aircraft orders manifesting as a 21.1% drop in nondefense aircraft and parts in March.
Meanwhile, core durable goods orders (prelim for March ) rose even more, up by 0.9% MoM (and stronger than the 0.4% expected.
That was 12 straight months of gains, pulling core orders up 7.62% YoY - the most since July 2022.
Bookings for non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a proxy for investment in equipment, surged by 3.3% MoM after an upward revised 1.6% increase a month earlier.
Finally, shipments figures (which plug int...
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