Forex Today: German Inflation Rises to 7.9%

on May 31, 2022

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Inflationary concerns get a boost as German data shows prices rising at the fastest rate in 70 years.

German inflation data showed an annualized increase of 7.9%, the highest rate recorded since 1952 and an overshoot well beyond the consensus forecast. This data increases the likelihood that the ECB will hike interest rates by 0.50% at its upcoming meeting in July.Major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin/USD, have risen strongly, with Bitcoin breaking out of its range and hitting a new 3-week high price. In the Forex market, the US Dollar sold off yesterday, but has recovered during today’s Asian session. Stock markets are choppy and mixed.

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There will be a release of Australian GDP data later today, which is widely expected to show a quarterly growth of 0.6%.Daily new coronavirus cases globally fell last week, continuing a long-term trend.It is estimated that 65.8% of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccination, while approximately 6.7% of the global population is confirmed to have contracted the virus at some time, although the true number is highly likely to be much larger.Total confirmed new coronavirus cases worldwide stand at over 531.6 million with an average case fatality rate of 1.19%.The rate of new coronavirus infections appears to now be significantly increasing only in the Belize, Uruguay, Chile, Dominica, Panama, and Taiwan.

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