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Japan Given how Japanβs economy expanded further along with an acceleration of inflation, there are some drawbacks that Japan may likely face in order to reach its target of 2% GDP by 2027. This comes when the US puts pressure on adding more spending on the defense βat least 3% of GDPβ (currently at 1.4% of GDP) at a Senate confirmation hearing. This also means that the growth of Japanβs GDP would also force Japan to spend more on defense. Therefore, attention arises on whether this increase in defense spending would impact Japanβs finances, especially when they have already had a high debt level. Some speculations mentioned that more interest rate hikes will be likely, potentially strengthening the JPY against other currencies. As of now, overall wage income and household spending have dropped, in January, which also reflects a weakness in consumer sentiment ahead of global uncertainty. Canada The Bank of Canada’s move on the rate cut comes as the heat over the tariff war surged higher and recession risk rose. Although this adjustment only lessens the damage to the economy, the risk of slowing down or a possible recession is still very likely with a projection of inflation shock from the trade war. In fact, Trump is still committed to imposing his tariff deal with Canada and Mexico unless βdrug flow stops.β The European A trade tension between the US and EU escalated when Trump imposed a 200% tariff on wine, champagne, and other alcoholic beverages from France and elsewhere in the European Union after the EU retaliatory tariff on US imported goods. Trump also added that βEU is treating the US very badlyβ and βTheyβre suing Google, theyβre suing Facebook, theyβre suing all of these companies, and theyβre taking billions of dollars out of American companies,β hinting that this tension may take time to ease longer than we expected. The United States Despite US inflation easing for February, the market is still having a softer sentiment on the economic outlook while projecting higher inflation expectations. Even though this higher inflation anticipation could lead to a pause in the FED Fund rate, the CME FEDWatch tool told us otherwise, projecting to have 3 rate cuts this year. This also comes when the stock market has been significantly dropped, while gold has finally reached its peak at $3000 per ounce. All of these indicate that trade tension, fragile economic outlook, and uncertainty in geopolitical tensions are further raising the odds of recession risk. Extra: Trump also imposed new trade restrictions on some countries as well.
Stock Market Woes And Gold’s Surge: All Come From The βRβ Word αααααΈααΆαα·ααααααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααα α»αααααα·α ααΆαααΈααααα·ααααααΆααααααΆαααα’αααααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααα ααααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αααΆαααααααα»αααΉαααΆαα ααααΌαα ααααααααααααααααααα ααΆααααααα ααααααααα VIX αααααΆααΌα ααΆααααΆααααααααα ααΎααΆααααααααΆα αααααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααα αΌααα ααα 10%, α ααααα―ααΆαα αα»αααααααα»α Magnificent-7 ααααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααΆαααααΆαα αα·α S&P 500 ααα α»ααα½αα±ααααααααααΆααα ααΆααααααα»ααααααααα»αα±αααα·αα·αααα·αααααΆααααααΌαααΆααα·αα·αααααααΎαααααααααααααα·αααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆααα·α ααΌα ααΆααΆαααΆααΎαα αααααΆα’αααΈαααα’ααααα½αααΉαα ααΆααααααααΆα ααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααα·α αα α₯α‘αΌααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα αα·αααααΉααααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααααααα·αααααααααα·α αα αααα½ααα»αααα»ααααααα ααα»ααααααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌααααααααα»αα αα»αααΈαα½ααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααα αα½αααααααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαα αααα»αααααααααΆααα·αα’αΆα ααΆααα»αααΆαα»αααΆαααααααα Trump αα·αααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααααα·αααΆααααααΌαααΆααααααααΆαααααααα ααΆααααααα»ααααααααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααΆα ααΆααααα αααΎαα ααα Trump ααΆαααΈααααα·αααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααα 200% ααΎ βααααΆ ααααΆαααααΆα αα·αααα·αααααααΏααααααΉαααΆααα’αααααα ααααααΈααααααααΆααΆαα αα·ααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»ααααααααα ααααα·αααΎαααααα·αααααΌαααΆαααα ααααααΆααβα αα·αααααΉαααααα»ααααα ααα Trump ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆ βααΆααΆααΆααααΌαααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααα»ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα·αααααΌαααΆαααααααααΆααΆααΆααβ α αΎαααααα·αααΆααΆααααα αΆαααΆ ααΆαααα·ααααααα’αααΈααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»ααα·ααααα ααΆααααααα ααααααααΆαααααααα Trump ααΆααααααα αααΎααα ααΎαααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα αααααΆαααα»αα α·αααααα½αααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααααααΈ ααΎααααΈααα½αααΆαααααΎαααα’αααααΎααααα»ααααααααααα αααααααααα’αα»ααααααααΆααααααααααααααΎααΆααααα½αααΆααααααααααΆααα’αααΈαααααααΆααααΆαα½ααα»αααααΈ ααα Trump ααααααααααΆααΆαααΆαααΏααααααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα α αΎαααΉαααΆαααΆααα·ααΆααααΆααααααααααααΆααα»αααααΈα ααΎαααΈααα αα·αα·αααα·αααααΈαααΆα αααΎαααΆααααααααααααααααααααα½ααα α αΎααααα»ααααααααΆαααα Warren Buffett αααααΆαα·αα·αααα·αααααααΈαα½αααΌααααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»ααααααα ααΌααααΈαα CME Fedwatch Tool ααααΆαααααΆααααααΆααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 3 αααα ααααΆαααα ααΎαααααΈααΆ 2 αααα»α ααα»αααααΆα αααΎααα·αααααΆααα’αααΈααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααααααααα ααΆααα’ααααααααα»ααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααααΆα ααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααα·α αα ααΆααααα αααΎαααΈααΆααααααααααααααααααααα’αΆαααααααα·αα·αααα·α αααααΆαα±ααααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα’αΆαααα·αααααΎαααΆααα·αααααααααΈ α¬ααΆαααΆα ααΎαααααααααα ααΉαααΈααααΆααα·αααααα ααΌα ααααα αΎα αα·αα·αααα·αααΆα αααΎαα₯α‘αΌαααααααα»αααααααααααααααααααααα·αααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆα αααααΈααΆααΎααα αααα·αααααΆααα’αααΈαααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·ααααααα |English Version| The stock market has once again experienced another turbulence despite having soft inflation data last night. In fact, the fear indexβVIX indexβsurged higher by roughly 10%, Magnificent-7 took a heavy blow, S&P500 closed in correction territory, while many are now shifting the focus to safe haven assets such as gold. Hereβs something you should know: Arising recession fear is now in charge, not only because of weakness in economic outlook alone, but weak earnings are coming to play, uncertainty in Trumpβs unpredictable policies and a completed unresolved geopolitical tension. Trump last night threatened to impose 200% on βall WINES, CHAMPAGNES, & ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS COMING OUT OF FRANCE AND OTHER E.U. REPRESENTED COUNTRIESβ if the tariff is not removed immediately. Not only that, Trump also mentioned that βCanada needs America; America does not need Canada,” raising even more possibility that Trump really meant it when he said he does not care about the stock market. As a matter of fact, Trumpβs approach was more on trade war, which he is willing to take on more short-term pain for the long-term growth. While Ukraine emphasized his concern about a ceasefire with Russia, Trump is committed to preventing this from happening and furthered the discussion between Russia and Trump.Β Furthermore, global hedge funds are selling their assets, and that also includes Warren Buffett, the godfather of the stock market. Even the CME Fedwatch Tool also projects a 3-rate cut this year, which, for the last 2 months, many were unsure about further easing.Β These all show more recession fears from weak investor sentiment, which has led the US stock market to underperform compared to the global market after Trumpβs inauguration. Therefore, many investors are now seeking a safe haven asset, although we are still unsure about how long it will take for recovery.Β
Under one Scope: US Inflation, Canada Rate Cut, and EU-US Trade α’αα·ααααΆαααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααααΈααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααα·αααΆαααΆααα·ααααααααααΉααα»αααααα β αααααΆαααααΆαααααΈααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΎα αα·αααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆααααα ααΆααα αα α»αααααα β αααααααααα»ααα ααααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααααΆααααααααα ααααααα αΆαααΆ ααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααα ααααααΌαααΆαααααΆα α αΎαααααααααα·ααα ααααΆαααα αΆα ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααα₯αααα·ααααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump αα ααα’αΆα αααααααααααΆαααα ααΎααααααα·α αα α ααΌα ααααα αΎαααΆαααΆ ααα»αααααΆα αααΎααα ααααΏααΆαα·ααααααααααΈααααα’αΆα ααΆααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααααααΈ ααΆααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααα»ααααααααααα ααΆαααααα ααΈααααΆαα ααα½α 90% αα ααααΏααΆααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαααα»αααααα·ααααααα αααααΆα αααααααα αΌααααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααα αααΆααΆαααΆααΆααΆα αααΆααΆαααΆααΆααΆααΆααααααα α α·αααααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααΉα 2.75% ααΆαααΆαααααΉααα»α αααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ “α₯α‘αΌααααααΎααααα»αααααααα»αααΉααα·ααααα·ααααΈαα½α” α ααααβααΆαβααΆαβαα·αβααααΆαααααααΆβααΆααααβααΉαβαααααααΆαβααΆαα·αααααααβααΆαα½αβα’αΆαααα·αα ααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααααααΆααααα±ααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆ αααααααααααααα αΆαα·ααααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαα ααΆαααΆα αα·αααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααααααααααΆααΆααΆα α ααα»αααα αΎαααΆαααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααα αααααΊαααα»ααααααααααααα αααααααΎααααΎαααααααα·α αα α ααΎαααΈααα αααααααααααΈα α·ααααααααα»ααΆααΆααΆααααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααΆα α·ααααααα»αααΆαα αΌααα½ααααα»ααα·α αα αα·ααΆααααΆαααααααααααΆαα½ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααα»αααααααααααααΌααααααααααααΈαα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα ααααα·αααΎαα½αααα’αΆα αααα α»ααααα αΌαα’αΆαααα·αααΆα ααααααα αΆα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉαααα α»αααααα·α αααααα ααΆαα·αααααααα’αΊαααΌ-α’αΆαααα·αα αααααΆααααΈααΆαα’αα»αααααααα 25% ααΎαααααα αα·αα’αΆαα»αααΈαααΌα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α αα·αα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααΆαααΉαα‘αΎαα αα ααΆαα’αΊααα»ααααααααΉαααΆααααααααΎαααα·αα’αΆαααα·ααααααΆαααααα 26 ααΆααααΆαα’αΊαααΌ (αααα αα 28.31 ααΆααααΆααα»ααααΆα) α αΆααααΈαααααααα ααΆααΆαααααΎααα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααΆααααααΆαααΈα ααααΆαααα»αααΆαα’αα»ααααααααααααΉα αααααΈααΆααααααΆααααα’α·αααΆααααΆααα’αααΈαα·ααΆαααΆαααααα·αααΆααααααΌαααΆααααααΆααα±ααα αααΆααααΆαααααααα |English Version| US Inflation Headline: Although US inflation was lower than anticipatedβprimarily due to a decline in travel demand and a weakening housing marketβegg prices have still risen significantly. This indicates that consumer spending is still disrupted by higher costs of living. Especially when the tariff effect has not fully been felt yet, many still believe that the recent figure might be a short-dip instead of a downtrend in inflation. As a result, the odds of more than 90% standing on holding the interest rate next week until mid-year. The Bank of Canada: The Bank of Canada decided to reduce the interest rate to 2.75% this meeting as expected, citing that βweβre now facing a new crisis,β amid uncertainties related to the trade war with the US. This tariff tension is likely to trigger an inflation shock while posing serious risks to Canada’s consumer spending, employment, and economic growth. Therefore, this is a call for last nightβs cut. Furthermore, the Canadian finance minister has also expressed a commitment to engaging in further discussions with the US, seeking relief from US tariffs. If the US can be persuaded, the potential for tariff-induced inflation may decrease, although the impact is expected to be limited. EU-US trade: Following the implementation of a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum, trade tensions between the EU and the US have intensified. The EU plans to impose tariffs on US goods valued at β¬26 billion (approximately $28.31 billion) starting next month. In response, President Trump announced intentions to implement retaliatory tariffs, although specific details on the measures have yet to be clarified.
US Inflation Headline: What to Expect αααααααααααααααααα·αααααΎααααΆαααα ααααααααΉααααααααΌαααααααΆααααααααααααΆααααααΉααααααααααα½αα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆ αα αααα»αα’αα‘α»αααααααααΆααααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αααα»ααααα»ααααα αα·αα·αααα·αααΆα αααΎαααΆαααΏααΆααααΆ α’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»αααααααΉα 2.9% αααααΆαααα·αααααααααα αΆαααααΆα αα·α 0.3% αααααΆαααα·αααααααααα αΆααα ααΌα ααΆααααα αΆαααΆααααααα α ααα»αααααα’αα·ααααΆα’αΆα α‘αΎααααααα 1. αααααααααα’αΆααααααααΈααααΆα ααααααΆααααΆαααααΉααα»αααΎα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαα αααααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα αααααΊαα½αααβααΆαααΆααααααααα»αα α·αααααΎαα»αααααΆαααααααααααααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα½α αα α αΎαα 2. ααΌα αααααΆααααααΆααααΈαα»α αααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααα’ααααααααααααααΆααα·α αα·ααααααααΆαα αα αα·αααΆαα αΌααααα»ααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆα ααΆααααααααααααααααααααααααα·αααααΎααααΆαα(CPI) ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα αΆααααΆααααΈαααααααΆαααααααα αααααΆααααααααΆααα»αααααΆααΆαααααααααααααΎαααΎαααααααα Trump α α ααα»αααααα’αα·ααααΆα’αΆα ααΆαααΆααα»αα 1. ααααααααααΌαααΆα αααααΆαα’αααααααΎααααΆααααΆααααα αααΎαααααΎαααΎαααααααα»α α αΎαα αααΆαααααα ααΆαα·ααααα αααααααα½αααααααααα»αααΉαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαα αα·αααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαααααΈαα 2. ααΆαααααα½ααααααααααα»αα ααααα§ααααΆα ααααααα αααααΆαα’αΆααΈαααααααααΎαααΎαααΆαααααααααΆαα αααΆαααΎαα»ααααα·αααΆααΆαααΆαααα‘αΎαααααααααα·ααα ααΆααα’αα·αα·ααα αααα αΎαααΆααΌαα ααα»αααααΎαααΎαα’ααααΆα’αααα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎαααααααΆααα»ααααααΆαααααα»αααα(ααα»αααααααααααΆααα½αααααααΈααΆαααααααααΆαααΆααααα Trump αααααα)α ααααααΆαααααααα αααααΈααΆααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈααΆαααααΆααα α»αααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΈααααα·αααααα ααααΆαα·αααΆααααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααα ααΈααααΆααα ααααΆαααααα·ααααα αααααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆα αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααα§ααααα CME Fedwatch αα αααααααααΌαααααΌααΆαααΈααΈααααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 3 αααα»αααααΆααααα |English Version| Tonight’s consumer price index will offer insights regarding inflation data under Trump’s trade war in February. Many have already anticipated a drop to 2.9% annually and 0.3% monthly, as shown below. Reasons why inflation can be higher: 1. Market sentiment and inflation expectations are actually rising so much from trade war tension, showing that they have already lost faith in the Fed’s control strategy. 2. As mentioned before, purchasing managers’ index reports and export & import pricing are showing a flaring inflation. In fact, CPI has been rising since SeptemberβTrump’s elected campaign. Reasons why inflation can be lower: 1. Lack of demand because more consumers choose to save first and spend later in the face of uncertainty and recent layoffs. 2. Competitive among the industry as businesses choose to reduce the cost of employment instead of passing on the burden cost to customers. Which is why we also see a higher unemployment rate for February (this also comes from Trumpβs layoff policies as well). Extra information: Despite Trump’s comment on recent disinflation progress last night, this does not ease some tension yet. The market still reacts to the inflation problem. Yet, the CME Fedwatch tool still offers 3 rate cut probabilities within this year.
After Much Back-And-Forth, This Is What Trump Has Come To The Conclusion αααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΆααΆαααααααααααα ααΎααΈααααΆααααααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααα αααααααα ααΎαααααααα·αααΆαααα ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αααααα½ααααααααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααΈααααΎααααΈαααααααΆαααααααα ααΆαααΈααααα·α ααα Trump ααΆααααααΆαααΈαααααΆαααΆαααααααααααα 25% ααΎαααααα αααααΉααααααΎαααααααα»αααΎαααααΆααΆααΆααα 50% α αααααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααΈααααααααΆααΆααΆα’αα»ααααααααα’αααα·αααΈ 25% ααΎαα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα βαααααΆααααΈααΆααα·ααΆααααΆααααΆαα½α αα αααααΊααΆα’αααΈαααααα Trump ααΆααααααα α α·αααα αααα ααΈααα |English Version| While President Donald Trump attempts to assert control over the steel market through tariff threats aimed at neighboring countries, the stock market is heavily hit by his recent proposal. Last night, Trump announced plans to impose an additional 25% tariff on steel, which would raise the total tariff on Canadian steel to 50%. This follows after Canadaβs implementation of a 25% electric tariff on the US. After much back-and-forth, now Trump has come to the conclusion: Other than this,
US JOLTs Job Openings: Whatβs More After the Fridayβs Employment Report? αααααΈααΆαα·ααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαα αααΎαααΆαα ααα’α»ααααα αΆααα½α αα α αΎαααΆααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΈαααααΆα ααα»ααααα»αααΆααααΆαααααααααααααα αααα·ααααααααΆαααΆααα αααααααααα ααααΆαα·αααΆαααααααααΌα ααααΆαααααα α¬αααα ααααΆααΆα’αΆα ααΎαα‘αΎα? ααΆααααααα ααααΏααΆααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααα·αα αααΎαααΆαααααα·αααΈαα»αα αα·ααΆαααΆααα½ααααα’αΆα α±ααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΈαααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααααΆαααΊααΆαααΆααα ααΎαααααααα·ααααααααΈαα½αααα αααα»ααααΆαααΆαααααα ααααα½αααΆαα ααα½αααΆαααΆααααααααΌαααΆαααααααΎαααΎα α ααα½αααΆαααΆααααααααΌαααΆααααααα ααααααΆααα ααα½αααΆαααΆαααααααα»αααααΎαααΎαα ααΆααααααα»αααααα’αΆα αααααααΌαααΌαααΆαααΆαααααααα ααΎααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαα ααααααΆαααααααα ααΌααααΈααααα Trump ααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααααααΆαααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααα·α αα ααΆαααΈααααα’αΆαα·ααααααααα ααΌα ααααααΆαα±ααΆαα αααΎααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααα·α αα αααα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆαααααΆαααααααα α¬ααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆααα»αα |English Version| Despite the majority of job data pointing toward a weakness condition last week, tonightβs labor data might not result the same way or maybe it does? The projection reading has a higher than prior figure. One way to look into tonightβs report is to look at each category listed in this report, including the number of hirings, separations, and job openings, which offers a broader understanding of the labor market conditions. Extra Information: Even Trump also brought out the possibility of a recession on Sunday. So there is a chance that this so-called “period of transition” may need to face a labor shortage or poor job market conditions in the near future.
Trump’s Remarks Raise Recession Concerns: Could This Open Opportunities for the US Economy?
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Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ March 07, 2024
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Australia Despite a hawkish rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia(RBA), a report from the purchasing managers index in the service sector also stated that there is ongoing positive sentiment coming through economic activities along with fallen inflation data. This fuels more anticipating the interest rate cut this year. Even with the gross domestic products for the last quarter of 2024, they also rose above the RBAβs forecast to 1.3% and they further expect growth to be 2% over 2025. Japan Although the Purchasing Managersβ Index (PMI) report from the services in Japan also brought out the optimistic outlook from the business, the unemployment rate for January rose higher than the prior figure, which indicates a softening in the labor market conditions. This also raised some concerns over the economic outlook, especially when the Bank of Japan members affirm that tariffs will obviously affect the Japanese economy. With that, the BOJ has not fully pre-set on the rate decision yet, which mentioned that they will use wage growth as the key gauge of inflation. Canada Uncertainty from trade policy has already deteriorated Canadaβs economy, with many businesses adopting aggressive profit margin protection through cutting down the employment level while increasingly raising the selling prices amid a competitive environment. And that is why many business activities have setbacks, bringing down the employment level and economic growth to some degree. In fact, China also imposed 25% on Canadian imports, which goes into effect on March 20, 2025. Trump is also considering imposing more tariffs on Canada, particularly on lumber, on either Monday or Tuesday after his statement on USMCA imported goods. The Europe Given how the European Central Bank cut the interest rate by 25 bps to 2.65, many are still hopeful that Europe can be saved from the past terrible downturn. Political instability in France, stagnate growth in Germany, and global news are all raising more discouragement on consumer spending, which ultimately leads to a decline in overall growth. The United States The majority of data is showing us two things: one is that accelerated inflation is definitely eating into consumer spending, and two, weakness in labor market conditions is likely to be confirmed despite a rise in nonfarm payroll. So what now? What we are seeing right now gives a complex picture. But one thing is for sure: inflation is coming back and if the labor market conditions are unable to keep up with high inflation, then we are likely to see more of a βstagflation scenarioβ posing a threat to the US economy. Now all eyes should fall on the new initiative on Trumpβs tariff, gold premium cards, and more policy changes. Forward looking:
Employment Report Alerts Tonight at 8:30PM (GMT+7)
αα·ααααααααΆαααΆααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΉαααααΌαααΆαα ααααααΆααα ααααααααααΆαααα 8:30 ααα (GMT+7) ααααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαα αααΎαααΆαααααΆαααααα·αααααααααααΆαααααααα·ααααα»ααααααΆα ααΆααααααβαααβααΆβααααααΆαβαααβα’αααβαα½αβααΉαα αααααΈααΆαααΆααααααααα ααΆαα·ααααααααΆααααααΆαααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα αααααΊ ααΆααααααΆαααααααααααααααΌααα·α αΆαααΆααΌα ααΆαα»αααααααΆαααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆα (Powell, Bowman, William) αα·α αα ααααα»αααααΌααααα Trump αα½αααΆαα½αααΉαααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆααααααααααα |English Version| US Labor data will be released tonight at 8:30 PM (GMT+7) with a mixed projection between each data. Here are things you should be aware of: 1. Worse Sentiment: recent uncertainty in policy changes, either trade conflict, federal budget cutting, or new government policies are taking a toll on demand, consumption, and business activities, while inflation is flaring around; all of these are showing signs of being reluctant in hiring activities.Β 2. not only the sentiment of uncertainty ahead, the recent downsizing workforce is likely to diminish the strength of labor market conditions. 3. Purchasing managers’ index reports from ISM, S&P, and ADP employment changes are making sure that we know about softening in the employment level.Β Despite this, that does not always set a 100% path for upward GOLD prices. There are other factors to consider, such as the Federal Reserve member speech (Powell, Bowman, and William), Trump’s summit, and other geopolitical events.