by Angel Leon | May 4, 2026 | Financial Reports
The latest Trade Balance data has shown that despite the rigorous action involved with tariffs, it has had little impact on adjusting the trade balance amongst the US and other countries. The imbalance has gone the other direction — becoming worse — the...
by Angel Leon | Apr 27, 2026 | Financial Reports
A relatively light week given recent events, with the only notable releases being Consumer Sentiment and Retail Sales. Consumer Sentiment has broken its recent downtrend, ticking up slightly. However, in the face of rising gas prices and increasing costs of living,...
by Angel Leon | Apr 20, 2026 | Financial Reports
With the full release of all the data for PPI and CPI—albeit delayed—we now have a clearer picture that the recent wars have pushed inflation to a three-year high. The Federal Reserve has made no clear indication of its plans, but for the foreseeable...
by Angel Leon | Apr 13, 2026 | Financial Reports
The core CPI and PCE data have been released, leaving only the non-core CPI data delayed. Amid the Iran war, inflation has once again risen to higher levels, with most sectors seeing widespread price increases due to higher fuel and energy costs. As fuel costs rise,...
by Angel Leon | Apr 6, 2026 | Financial Reports
With the continued delay in the CPI and PCE inflation data, this week’s headlines will focus on unemployment figures. Job reports show an increase of 178,000 workers, though this growth is unlikely to persist given the current state of the economy. Unemployment...