Read more
1:49 PM · 9 November 2018

Strong PPI from US, dollar continues marching higher

US500
Indices
-
-

Summary:

  • US PPI comes in well above expectations

  • Encouraging signals from the BLS

  • Dollar trades higher on the day

US PPI for October came in at 0.6% MoM and 2.9% YoY, both numbers were far above expectations suggesting rises by 0.2% and 2.5% respectively. Core PPI totalled 0.5% MoM and 2.6% YoY - also higher than anticipated. On top of that, we were offered a decent comment from the BLS saying that “About one-fifth of the October advance in prices for final demand services is attributable to a 1.2-percent rise in margins for machinery, equipment, parts, and supplies wholesaling,". It means that companies being placed at the beginning of the supply chain began passing rising costs on their customers. The US dollar is trading higher this afternoon with the largest gain seen against the Norwegian krone being depressed by weakier inflation numbers.

US PPI came in well above expectations in October. The data supports the current stance of the Federal Reserve. Source: Macrobond, XTB Research

Join over 2 000 000 XTB Group Clients from around the world

The financial instruments we offer, especially CFDs, can be highly risky. Fractional Shares (FS) is an acquired from XTB fiduciary right to fractional parts of stocks and ETFs. FS are not a separate financial instrument. The limited corporate rights are associated with FS.
This page was not created for investors residing in Brazil. This brokerage is not authorized by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) or the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB). The content of this page should not be characterized as an investment offer in Brazil or for investors residing in that country.
Losses can exceed deposits