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Dollar Reverses Higher as Economy Refuses to Slow

The dollar looks set to close out August on a slightly stronger footing as signs of economic resilience help bolster the case for a more cautious rate-cutting cycle from the Federal Reserve. Treasury yields are ratcheting incrementally higher, stock markets are advancing – led by the biggest technology names – and most major currencies are trading sideways ahead of the North American open. Yesterday’s data releases showed the US economy defying the doom-and-gloom crowd. Real gross domestic product growth was revised upward for the second quarter from 2.8 percent to 3.0 percent, accelerating sharply from the first quarter’s 1.4 percent...

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Swings & roundabouts

• Mixed markets. US equities dip with Nvidia lower in after hours trading. USD a touch firmer. AUD still hovering near the top of its multi-month range.• AU inflation. Headline CPI slows, but not as much as predicted. Underlying inflation still sticky. RBA unlikely to ‘pivot’ like the US Fed for some time.• Global data. US weekly jobless claims & German inflation due tonight. Tomorrow, Eurozone CPI & the US PCE deflator are released. Light news and data flow has kept most major asset classes range-bound over the past 24hrs. US equities slipped back ahead of the much-anticipated results update...

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Markets Mark Time as Nvidia Earnings Loom

As the hours tick down to this week’s key event risk – Nvidia’s latest earnings release – currency traders are moving to the sidelines and bidding up the greenback. The dollar is climbing against its major rivals, Treasury yields are declining, and North American equity indices are holding firm. The Mexican peso is the clear outperformer on the currency league tables this morning, bouncing back from yesterday’s losses as fears of a diplomatic crisis abate. The exchange rate dropped in yesterday’s session after a constitutional committee approved Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan to remove checks and balances in the country’s...

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Currencies Lose Momentum as Caution Sets In

The euro, pound, and yen are essentially flat against the dollar this morning as month end flows begin to dominate the foreign exchange landscape, with market participants generally inclined to cut leverage ahead of what could be an extremely dangerous September. Data releases continue to paint a mixed picture of fundamental developments in the US economy. Yesterday’s July durable goods report beat expectations on the headline level, but proved disappointing on closer examination. Overall orders climbed 9.9 percent from the prior month, but this was largely due to a jump in aircraft orders, which rose almost $23.4 billion after falling...

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Dollar Sends Out-of-Office Autoreply

The almighty greenback is making a lacklustre attempt at climbing off the mat after suffering the worst selloff in a year during Friday’s session, with rising geopolitical tensions doing little to reverse its losses. On a trade-weighted basis, the dollar is up incrementally this morning, but has fallen roughly 3 percent this month, pacing declines in Treasury yields even after Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon generated a mild safe haven bid over the weekend. Oil prices are modestly higher, equity futures are seeing cautious inflows, and the pound, euro, and yen are turning in mixed performances amid holiday-thinned...

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