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13 Aug 2024

Positive vibes

• Positive jolt. Soft US producer prices boosted risk sentiment. US equities rose, while bond yields & the USD declined. AUD’s rebound has extended.• RBNZ today. AUD/NZD on the radar. RBNZ meets today. Markets & economists split on whether a cut is delivered. AUD/NZD volatility likely.• Data flow. US CPI inflation out tonight. UK CPI also due. Tomorrow, Australian jobs, the China activity data batch, & US retail sales are released. A subdued US Producer Price Index, a sign upstream inflation pressures are moderating, generated a positive jolt for risk sentiment overnight. US headline PPI rose just 0.1% in July,...

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Markets Steady as Inflation Data Looms

Currency markets are back to treading water this morning, with the dollar remaining effectively unchanged against its major rivals as traders brace for another round of inflation prints. Treasury yields are creeping higher, equity futures are setting up for a positive open, and global oil benchmarks are flatlining even as an Iranian attack on Israel comes into closer prospect. The British pound is trading with a slightly firmer bias after the jobless rate fell unexpectedly, seemingly reducing the impetus for monetary easing from the Bank of England. According to data released by the Office for National Statistics earlier this morning,...

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