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03 Dec 2024

Markets calm despite political turbulence

• Political news. Political developments in South Korea & ongoing issues in France dominated the international news flow the past 24hrs.• Calm markets. However, market spillovers were limited. European equities rose. USD held steady, as did AUD. NZD eased slightly.• AU growth. Q3 GDP released today. Partial data points to a pick up in activity. A ‘soft landing’ looks to be intact. RBA set to lag its global peers. News-wise there has been a lot going on but the geopolitical developments had limited spillover across markets overnight. In South Korea, after months of political deadlock President Yoon stunned the nation...

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03 Dec 2024

Dollar Rally Eases on Waller Comments, Euro Remains Under Pressure

The dollar is trading with a softer bias this morning after Federal Reserve Governor Waller suggested that he would support cutting rates at the central bank’s next meeting, helping put pressure on the front end of the US yield curve. The Canadian dollar and Mexican peso are inching higher as traders double down on bets that Donald Trump’s recent tariff threats will come to naught, the Japanese yen is climbing on a narrowing in rate differentials, and the pound is trying to build the momentum to break back into the high 1.20’s against the greenback. “At present, I lean toward...

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02 Dec 2024

French politics rattles FX markets

• Mixed markets. Equities push higher while French political issues weighed on the EUR. This supported the USD. AUD & NZD lost ground.• US data. ISM manufacturing better than expected. US job openings due tonight. Non-farm payrolls released on Friday night.• AU events. October retail sales stronger than anticipated. A promising sign for Q4. Q3 GDP released on Wednesday. RBA meets next week. There has been a mixed performance across asset markets and regions at the start of the new month. Equities have continued to power along with strength in the tech-sector underpinning the broader US market which hit another...

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01 Dec 2024

US jobs in the spotlight this week

• Positive tone. A solid end to November with US & European equities rising. Bond yields dipped. AUD & NZD edged a bit higher.• JPY revival. JPY rebound has weighed on USD/JPY & the USD. Narrowing yield spreads as the BoJ hikes & others cut rates is JPY supportive.• Event radar. Locally, retail sales out today & GDP is on Weds. US Fed Chair Powell speaks this week & the latest US jobs figures are due. Markets ended last week, and November, on a positive note. In the holiday shortened US session equities rose with the S&P500 (+0.6%) touching another...

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28 Nov 2024

Hold the line

• Holiday markets. Limited moves with the US closed for Thanksgiving. Eurozone equities rose & yields dipped. USD tread water.• AUD holding. AUD little changed. RBA Governor Bullock spoke & noted that “underlying” inflation is too high to consider a near-term rate cut.• Data flow. EZ CPI due tonight. China PMIs tomorrow. Next week AU GDP is released, Fed Chair Powell speaks, & the US jobs report is out. With the US closed for the Thanksgiving holiday it was a quiet night on markets. Across in Europe, equities rose with the EuroStoxx600 ~0.5% higher, while bond yields declined. Bond yields...

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