Aussie jobs data & RBNZ in focus this week
• US CPI. Cooling US inflation helped stabilise risk sentiment. US bond yields dipped. USD tread water, as did the NZD. AUD drifted a bit lower on Friday.• Event radar. US holiday tonight. Lunar New Year started. RBNZ meets this week (Weds). US GDP (Fri night AEDT) & AU jobs data also out (Thurs). Global Trends There was a mixed performance across markets at the end of last week with encouraging US inflation data in the driver’s seat. US equities stabilised on Friday after the previous sessions tech/AI-led selloff. Nevertheless, the S&P500 still recorded its 4th, albeit small, decline in...