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Currencies and metals rally last Friday.The overnight markets are no rest for the Dollar. Good Day... And a Marvelous Monday to you! Summer returned to the St. Louis area for the past 5 days, and this week the temps will be quite hot again. That limits my time outside reading, but que sera, sera...

Important News this week Tue, 14th, 14:30 CET CA Consumer price index. Wed, 15th, 15:45 CET CA BoC interest rate decision. Wed, 15th, 20:00 CET US FOMC interest rate decision. Thu, 15th, 13:00 CET UK BoE interest rate decision. Dollar impact This week traders will focus on the impact of the interest

The stage is set for the Federal Reserve to deliver its first rate cut this year on Wednesday after having been on pause since December. This week, we had the final big data release before the meeting, and it showed CPI inflation of 0.4% m/m, higher than expected and still some way from the Fed’s in

The Dow Jones Index is set for a moderately negative opening, following Thursday's rally.Wall Street rallied on Thursday as a moderate US CPI kept Fed easing hopes alive.Later today, the US Michigan Consumer Sentiment is likely to add pressure on the Fed to ease its monetary policy. negativeDow Jone

The dollar’s decline looks less like a rout and more like a steady, measured leak — a benign bleed that keeps trickling as the Fed takes its knife to policy. Since the weak July jobs report cracked the veneer of labour strength, the greenback has shed about 2.5%, and with the delivery of rate cuts n

24 years later and the pain of this day never goes away.PPI – surprises to the downside – bolstering the rate cut narrative.CPI due at 8:30 – will it support of deny that narrative.Bonds rise, Oil flat and Gold is lower.Try the Apple/Cinnamon Pork Chops. It’s hard to believe it has been 24 years sin

GDP data for the first half of the year suggests that 2025 will mark yet another period with growth well below potential. Even so, the economy has demonstrated greater resilience than initially expected. Depending on how the second half unfolds, there remains a possibility that growth could surprise

EU mid-market update: Tensions erupt in Eastern Europe after Poland downs Russian drones enroute to Ukraine; Trump and Modi to resume talks; US PPI today to lead CPI tomorrow. Notes/observations - Poland shot down nearly a dozen Russian drones that were inbound to Ukraine. Falling debris causing dam

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Rising Sun and sharpened pencils Traders worldwide have come back from their long summer break not quietly but with the bustling energy reflecting busy trading floors. The Topix sits close to all-time highs, hedge fund books are lighter after a season of de-grossing, and yet, the weight of foreign c

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Himino said on Tuesday that he needs to be wary of the outlook and risks for the next rate hike. Himino further stated that the central bank will make a decision not just by looking at whether underlying inflation can hit the 2% target but also by considering upsi

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According to the FHFA assessment, home prices in the US have been falling for the last three months in a row. A separate report by S&P/Case-Shiller noted that the annual growth rate in 20 major metropolitan areas slowed to 2.1%, the lowest in two years. The last sustained decline in prices was i