Soft data is about sentiment — what people say, how they say they feel, what they express. Hard data is about what people do — what they are buying or not buying, what they are selling or not selling.

Tantrum, hissy fit, meltdown… no matter what you call it, Wall Street had a very emotional reaction to the Trump 2.0 tariffs over the past few months. The month of March capped off the worst month and ...

Stocks slid sharply as core PCE inflation rose more than expected, dampening hopes for Fed rate cuts. Tech, airline and retail sectors led the decline.

The main focus this week will most likely centre on tariffs - particularly from the US, with new broad-based tariffs expected ...

The S&P/ASX 200 tumbled 1.74%, marking its third-worst day of 2025, with the Materials and Energy sectors both dipping over 2 ...

The AUD/USD pair trades in negative territory near 0.6280 during the early Asian session on Monday. The Australian Dollar ...

The FP Markets Week-Ahead release highlights key macro drivers to be aware of for the upcoming trading week. Another month ...

SP500 pulled back below the 5600 level as traders focused on the higher-than-expected Core PCE Price Index report.

THE PESO may continue to move sideways against the dollar this week as investors await the details on the Trump administration’s planned retaliatory tariffs. The local unit closed at P57.381 per ...

Stagflation is a mix of sluggish growth and relentless inflation that haunted the U.S. in the 1970s. With the threat of more tariffs, "it feels like it is going to be more and more likely of an ...

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index is a vital tool for monitoring inflation and is specifically favored by the Federal Reserve. In February, the core PCE index—which excludes volatile ...

The stock market experienced a significant downturn on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting nearly 500 points. This sharp decline was primarily driven by the release of the Federal ...