Yahoo Finance The Day Ahead: Top 3 Things to Watch
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US macro data on tap
Tuesday marks the start of busy on the calendar for top-tier U.S. data with wholesale inflation and the Fed budget balance data in focus, while the Federal Open Market Committee two-day meeting gets underway.
Analysts expect inflation remained steady at the wholesale level, measured by the producer price index, rising 0.4% in November.
Following the release of the wholesale inflation data, the Federal Reserve budget balance, which measures the difference in value between the federal government's income and expenditure, is expected to come into focus as economists forecast the budget widened to $134.04 billion in November, compared to $63 billion in the previous month.
The dollar rose against its rivals on Monday amid expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates on Wednesday for the third time this year.
Pound to receive a boost?
GBP/USD could be the ‘one to watch’ in Tuesday’s session as investors await UK inflation data expected to show a rise in consumer prices continued at pace beyond the Bank of England’s target.
Economists are forecasting that the consumer price index (CPI) rose at an annual rate of 3.0% in November, after a similar rate of growth in the previous month.
Inflation has remained well above the Bank of England’s 2% target, which prompted the Bank of England to raise rates in early November for the first time in decade.
Sterling has advanced sharply against the dollar over recent weeks as the deadlock in brexit talks came to an end after Britain and the EU agreed to a deal on the so-called divorce bill, allowing the second phase of Brexit negotiations, on future trade relations, to proceed.
U.S. crude oil stockpiles on tap
Traders look ahead to a fresh batch of crude oil inventory data from the American Petroleum Institute due Tuesday.
The American Petroleum Institute reported crude oil stockpiles fell by about 5.5 million barrels last week.
Crude oil futures have made a strong start to the week on expectations of supply disruptions after a major pipeline was shut following a leak but the growing number of US oil rigs curb gains, stoking fears that rising US production could offset OPEC and non-OPEC output curbs.
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