August

Market participants appear to have woken up on the right side of the bed this week, as the risk-on mood led to strong gains for stocks and high-yielding currencies on Monday. How did the rest of the asset classes perform? Let's take a…

Speculation about the Fed’s September policy decision will intensify this week as the central bank releases the minutes of its August meeting and several FOMC members take center stage at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. Inflation…

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Upcoming Events:Monday: New Zealand Services PMI, Fed Waller, Bank of Canada Senior Loan Officer Survey.Tuesday: PBOC key interest rate, RBA minutes, Canadian CPI, Eurozone wage growth.WednesdayCanada Producer Price Index, FOMC Meeting…

The final score for July was 66.4.Current conditions 60.9 vs. 62.7 previouslyExpectations 72.1 vs. previous 68.8Inflation over one year 2.9% vs. 2.9% in the previous yearInflation over 5-10 years 3.0% vs. 3.0% previouslyOverall,…

Expectations of a major interest rate cut in September had lost steam after recent economic data showed that recession fears were just hype about nothing, but with the labor market now in the driver's seat of monetary policy, the August…

Despite the recent rally in tech stocks, mega-cap names like Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), and Microsoft (MSFT) have seen their shares decline over the past month as investors question the viability of the AI ​​space.Shares of…

Dollar dominance was the name of the game after the US posted strong retail sales numbers. How did the rest of the currencies and asset classes perform? Let's discuss the headlines:Headlines: Australia MI July inflation expectations…

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand stole the show early today with a surprise interest rate cut, but data from the UK and US quickly drew attention to other market themes. How did your favorite assets trade on Wednesday? Let's discuss the…

The Australian labour market report is due at 11.30am Sydney time.0130 GMT2130 EST (Wednesday)The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 4.1%. Yesterday, a special study conducted by Roy Morgan published its unemployment report…