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Week Ahead: Focus on NFP – will the USD rally continue?

The resilient US economy has contrasted sharply with other areas of the globe recently which face a grimmer outlook. That has meant the higher for rates mantra from the Fed has dictated markets in recent weeks with soaring yields and …

Week Ahead: Markets to digest inflation data as USD rally continues

It’s a relatively quieter week in markets ahead, which is unsurprising after the blockbuster slew of central bank meetings just gone. The Fed was the big market mover as it reacted hawkishly to the ongoing economic resilience in the US …

Week Ahead: FOMC, BoE and BoJ meetings vie for attention

It’s another big week for central bank decisions and important data releases with ten gatherings of policymakers from around the globe. The Fed meeting will take centre stage, even though the world’s most powerful central bank is set to stand …

Australian Jobs Data and ECB Meeting to spark volatility

Headlines * US Core CPI picks up, keeping another Fed hike in play this year * Traders flip to bet on ECB hike as inflation upends rate view * Stocks waver as traders parse Fed’s next move after CPI data …

Week Ahead: US data could alter Fed rate hike odds

Last Friday’s marquee speech at the Jackson Hole central bank gathering by Fed Chair Powell should continue to be digested by traders at the start of the week. He acknowledged that monetary policy is “restrictive” and that policymakers will “proceed …

Week Ahead: GBP looks to key data as USD points higher

We get some key inflation reports across the globe this week. Thease are likely to inform policymakers on their next monetary policy decisions in September. Markets are sticking to the soft landing theme in the US which means solid growth …

Dollar steady as USD/JPY nears 145

Headlines * Bets on September Fed hike shrink after latest CPI report * RBA’s Lowe keeps door open to further rate hikes * Poll: ECB to pause in September say slim majority of economists * UK economy picks up pace …

US CPI to help or hinder stocks and USD

Headlines * China files complaint with US over tech investment curbs * US inflation is expected to reflect moderate price growth * USD in holding pattern as US CPI test looms * Asian stocks are mixed while investors digest earnings …

Markets eye US CPI after choppy few sessions

Headlines * China slides into deflation as consumer, factory prices drop * US inflation set to test Fed’s September plans * Dollar firmer on safe-haven demand as markets fret over China, banks * Asian stocks are mixed on data and …

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