The official January jobs report showed the non-farm payroll increased by 517,000 jobs, well above consensus expectations of 190,000. In addition, the unemployment rate stood at 3.4%, the lowest since the late 1960s, while average weekly hours worked jumped from 34.4...

In its first release of the year and in line with expectations, the Fed increased the reference rate by 25bp to a range between 4.5-4.75% (the decision was unanimous), its highest level since October 2007. This decision represented a minor movement compared to the...

Against a backdrop of rapidly rising US interest rates and mounting recession fears, most currencies weakened significantly against the US dollar in 2022. However, the Mexican peso was one of the outliers, appreciating 5% in 2022 and now trading below 19 per US...

Like every year, Blackstone, one of the largest alternative investments manager with over $951 bn assets under management, published its 38th edition for their Ten Surprises for the year. Blackstone defines a Surprise as an event in which the average professional...

The quarterly reporting season of 4Q22 is about to begin, being a factor that could influence the mood of the markets in the concise term. In this sense, analysts estimate that the S&P 500 companies would have experienced a 4.1% year-on-year contraction in their...

According to the minutes of the December meeting, Fed members confirmed that they are committed to fighting inflation, so they expect to keep interest rates high until more progress is made. In this sense, they expressed the importance of maintaining a sufficiently...