Has US CPI peaked?
The big risk event this week has seen US price pressures slow as re-opening hotspots ease. The headline rose 0.3% m/m which was one-tenth...
Trade of the Week: ‘Inflation persuasion’ to sway USD, GBP, EUR?
This week there will be headline inflation readings, also known as the consumer price index (CPI), released for three major Western economies:
Tuesday, Sept 14:...
Key events this week: Oil eyes OPEC report, China data
Here are the key scheduled events that could move financial markets this week:
Monday, September 13
Brent: OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report
Tuesday, September 14
AUD: RBA Governor...
ECB “re-calibrates”, sentiment more positive
We have seen a slightly brighter mood emerge overnight across Asia after US stock markets closed lower for a fourth day. Japan again leads...
Fragile risk sentiment as ECB meets today
Main European stock indices lost up to 1% yesterday with the German Dax underperforming and falling nearly 1.5%.
US markets managed to limit losses to...
Stocks not liking higher bond yields
While we’ve all been glorifying in the unending record peaks in stocks markets, bond yields have been trying to move higher. Since mid-summer when...
Trade of the Week: EUR to react to ECB’s tapering cues
The 1.190 level has been a tough nut to crack for EURUSD bulls.
On two separate occasions so far this quarter, the world’s most-traded currency...
