Market Pulse - Usa
Fed's Mester calls for change to balance sheet policy in 2017
One of the most-hawkish policymakers at the US central bank signaled her continued support for further interest rate hikes and for starting to slow the pace at which its balance sheet was growing.
US Q4 GDP beats forecasts despite downward revisions to investment
America's economy grew at a slightly faster pace than had been thought at the end of 2016, as estimates of household spending were revised higher but were offset by a much slower pace of business investment.
Steady inflation in Brazil in March paves way for rate cuts
The broadest gauge of price pressures for South America's largest economy continued to retreat in March and analysts believed a host of factors would continue to push costs lower, paving the way for a large cut to the country's benchmark policy rate.
Initial US weekly unemployment claims drop 3,000 to 258,000
A key measure of the US jobs market improved slightly during the latest reference week, but still overshot economists' forecasts.