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Currency Markets Stabilise as Traders Brace for Heavy Week

Markets are holding steady ahead of a week full of potential volatility landmines: central bankers in Tokyo, Washington and London will deliver rate decisions, four of the ‘magnificent seven’ technology companies – Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft – will release earnings, the euro area will publish an inflation update, and a critical US non-farm payrolls report will cap things off before the August doldrums set in. The dollar is edging higher, Treasury yields are slumping, and equity futures are setting up for a second day of gains after last week’s steep stock market selloff. Investors remain unwilling to take short...

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Push & pull factors

• Positive tone. Improved risk sentiment. Equities rebound. Bond yields lower. Backdrop helps the AUD claw back a little lost ground.• Volatility bursts. It is a jam-packed week of events. We think more market volatility is likely as the macro cross-currents wash through.• Event radar. Q2 AU CPI due (Weds). BoJ (Weds), BoE & US Fed (both Thurs) meet. US payrolls are released (Fri), as is the China PMI & EZ CPI (Weds). After a challenging spell risk sentiment improved a bit at the end of last week. European and US equities rose on Friday with the S&P500 up over...

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Fear Eases As US Economy Accelerates

A safe-haven bid in foreign exchange markets appears to be fading this morning, with the Japanese yen and Swiss franc losing altitude as downward pressure on risk-sensitive asset classes begins to ease. The dollar’s gains are slowing, Treasury yields are holding steady, and equity futures are setting up for a positive open after a paroxysm of selling saw major indices suffer their biggest losses in more than two years during Wednesday’s session. High-yielding currencies are climbing as carry trade flows hesitantly return, and risk proxies — like the Canadian and Australian dollars — are advancing on a generalised basis. Yesterday’s...

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Yen trends

• Mixed markets. Equities dip again & while long-end yields declined base metal & energy prices ticked up. USD consolidates but AUD still under pressure.• US data. Q2 US GDP higher than predicted. But forward indicators suggest this is a false dawn. US PCE deflator due tonight. US Fed meets next week.• JPY trends. JPY’s sharp rebound has been a factor weighing on the AUD. Q2 Australian CPI released next week. Will this help the AUD recover? Negative vibes across risk assets have generally continued, though there were a few positive signs starting to emerge. Q2 US GDP was the...

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Tech tumble

• Negative vibes. Large fall in US equities overnight. Copper fell further. AUD & NZD remain on the backfoot. BoC cut rates again & flagged more moves.• JPY swings. JPY revival continues. AUD/JPY dropped sharply from mid-July peak. This looks to be a factor behind the AUD’s broader underperformance.• Data flow. US Q2 GDP released tonight. US PCE deflator due tomorrow. Next week Q2 AU CPI, the US Fed meeting, & US jobs report will be in focus. The pull-back in equities stepped up a notch overnight, particularly in the US where a tech-sector led sell-off dragged on the overall...

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