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14 Mar 2024

US stagflation vibes

• Stagflation worries. US retail sales underwhelm while stronger producer prices raised concerns about the inflation outlook. US yields rose. USD a bit firmer.• AUD slips. Higher US yields exerted pressure on the AUD. But the intra-day swing was below average. Focus today will be on Japanese wage outcomes.• Upcoming events. BoJ, RBA, US Fed, & BoE meet next week. Will the BoJ finally move? On top of that the China activity data & AU jobs report are due. A few wobbles across risk markets overnight as “stagflation vibes” from the latest US retail sales and Producer Price inflation data...

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Currency Volatility Flattens In Run-Up To Fed Meeting

Happy Pi Day, one of the days on which markets behave irrationally. The other days are… all of them. The dollar is holding steady ahead of the last pieces of data that could sway policymakers at next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Treasury yields are essentially unchanged, with the ten-year yield up roughly 11 basis points this week, equity futures are setting up for modest gains at the open, and most major currencies remain caught within almost-invisible trading ranges. Numbers due for release this morning should show strong consumer demand keeping inflation pressures at a low simmer. Consensus estimates suggest that...

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