Awaiting U.S. March CPI Data and FOMC Minutes

Market attention today is fixated on these two U.S. economic releases. While a further deceleration is expected of total CPI inflation, which already has dropped from 9.1% last June to a 17-month low of 6.0% in February, a rise of core inflation (excluding food and energy) above February’s 14-month low of 5.5% also appears plausible. […]

Market attention today is fixated on these two U.S. economic releases. While a further deceleration is expected of total CPI inflation, which already has dropped from 9.1% last June to a 17-month low of 6.0% in February, a rise of core inflation (excluding food and energy) above February’s 14-month low of 5.5% also appears plausible. […]