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16 Jul 2024

Mixed messages

• Mixed markets. S&P500 & gold hit record highs. Bond yields slipped back, while the USD index consolidated. AUD gave back a bit of ground.• US data. US retail sales better than expected in June. But the underlying trend still shows sluggish momentum. Fed rate cuts priced in from September.• NZ CPI. NZ headline inflation slowed in Q2. The door to RBNZ rate cuts continues to open. Australian jobs report released tomorrow. Mixed performance across markets overnight. US equities continued to power ahead with the S&P500 (+0.6%) hitting another record. The S&P500 is now up ~24% compared to a year...

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15 Jul 2024

Macro vs politics

• Trump trades. US long end yields, equities, & the USD tick up. Weekend developments have bolstered expectations Trump might be re-elected.• Fed pricing. US data is supporting Fed rate cut bets. Last week US CPI underwhelmed. The divergence with the RBA is underpinning the AUD.• Event Radar. US retail sales due tonight. ECB meets on Thursday night. Q2 NZ CPI (Weds) & the Australian jobs report (Thurs) also on the schedule. Economic trends butted up against geopolitical developments at the start of the new week. These cross-currents look set to be in place for some time. After losing more...

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12 Jul 2024

Risk Appetite Surges After Soft Inflation Data

The dollar is stabilising this morning, but is still headed for a weekly loss after yesterday’s US consumer price index report showed inflation easing even more than markets had expected, triggering a stampede into risk-sensitive assets. Two- and ten-year yields are inching higher after falling to their lowest since March, equity futures are setting up for a more positive open after experiencing a violent sectoral rotation – the Russell 2000 small-cap index advanced by the most against the Nasdaq 100 since November 2020 – and currency markets are entering a consolidative phase. The pound and euro are both adding to...

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10 Jul 2024

Markets Hold Firm After Cautious Fedspeak

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was disappointingly non-committal on the likelihood of a September rate cut in yesterday’s appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, explicitly saying “I’m not going to be sending any signals about the timing of future actions”. The Fed Funds futures curve remained essentially unchanged, with two moves priced in this year, and roughly four expected by June 2025. Dovish hints were there, though, for those determined to find them. In noting that “elevated inflation is not the only risk we face,” saying that labour costs are “not a source of inflationary pressures now,” and emphasising the...

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08 Jul 2024

Will Fed Chair Powell rattle markets?

• Quiet markets. Small market moves overnight with reaction to the French election result minimal. Bond yields consolidated. USD a touch firmer.• Fed commentary. Fed Chair Powell speaks tonight. Will he note the loosening in the jobs market & keep the door open to rate cuts later this year?• AU data. Consumer confidence & business conditions due today. Diverging macro/policy trends in Australia’s favour are AUD supportive. A quiet start to the week with the major asset markets confined to tight ranges. Reaction to the surprise result in the second round of the French parliamentary elections where the leftist alliance...

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