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28 Sep 2025

US government shutdown looming

• Risk uptick. US equities ended a 3-day losing streak on Friday. USD eased back. AUD & NZD tick up. No change expected by RBA this week.• US shutdown. US politics in focus with another shutdown looming. Last minute deal needed. A shutdown could see US data releases put on hold.• Event Radar. In addition to the risk of a US government shutdown the RBA meets (Tues). China PMIs also out (Tues) as is Eurozone CPI (Weds). Global Trends A more positive tone across markets at the end of last week. US and European equities rose on Friday with the...

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25 Sep 2025

Dollar Advances As Easing Expectations Pull Back

The dollar is trading near a two-week high this morning as traders pull back on overly-optimistic monetary easing expectations and adjust positions amid heavy quarter-end rebalancing. The Canadian dollar, British pound, euro, and Japanese yen are all holding near the lower ends of their technical trading ranges, Treasuries are holding steady, and equity markets are licking their wounds after a modest pullback from record heights late last week. Swaps traders have 40 basis points in easing priced in for the final two Federal Reserve meetings this year, down from almost 50 after a series of cautious statements from policymakers, and...

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24 Sep 2025

Inflation & the RBA

• Market swings. US equities dipped again, while US yields & USD rose. NZD remains on backfoot. AUD unwound yesterday’s CPI induced gains.• AU CPI. Inflation hotter than expected in August. Data raises doubts about further RBA rate cuts. Relative policy trends can be AUD supportive. Global Trends There were a few more market wobbles overnight with US equities declining modestly for the second straight session (S&P500 -0.3%), US bond yields ticking up ~2-4bps across the curve, and the USD clawing back ground. The EUR (the major USD alternative) slipped down towards ~$1.1740 (the lower end of its ~2-week range),...

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24 Sep 2025

FX Momentum Dies As Fed Officials Outline Dual-Sided Risks

After most Federal Reserve officials—with the notable exception of Stephen Miran—sounded a consistently-cautious and incrementally-hawkish tone in appearances during the early part of the week, the US dollar is staging a recovery against its major peers—including the euro, pound, yen, and Canadian dollar—Treasury yields are moving sideways, and North American equity futures are setting up for small gains at the open. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell didn’t rock any market boats in yesterday’s economic outlook speech. Speaking in Providence, Rhode Island, he noted that both ends of the central bank’s dual inflation and employment mandate are moving in the wrong...

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23 Sep 2025

Steady as she goes

• FX consolidation. In contrast to the dip in US equities & yields the USD tread water. AUD near ~$0.66. Fed Chair Powell notes the “challenging situation”.• AU CPI. Monthly CPI indicator due today. Base effects & leading indicators point to a pick up in inflation. RBA looks set to remain on a different path to its peers. Global Trends Steady as she goes, at least in FX, with the major currencies treading water over the past few sessions after last week’s US Fed induced burst of volatility. EUR (the major USD alternative) is tracking just above ~$1.18, USD/JPY (the...

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