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• Consolidation. Modest burst of vol. following a benign US CPI report. US equities ticked up. Oil dipped. AUD range bound. NZD underperformed.• US Fed. Softer US inflation & cracks in the jobs market ease the pressure for the US Fed to hike. US producer prices due tonight & retail sales out on Friday. Global Trends There was a modest burst of intra-session volatility overnight, induced by a benign and as predicted US CPI inflation report, but the net swings across markets were rather muted. US equities ticked up slightly (S&P500 +0.3%), however this comes after a couple of softer...

• Consolidation. Limited news flow constrained market moves. Oil ticked up, US equities dipped a bit. AUD tracked sideways after RBA held steady.• Macro pulse. No change by RBA, but kept door open for more, if required. US CPI tonight. US inflation may trigger some vol. as rate expectations adjust. Global Trends There was little fresh geopolitical or economic news released overnight, hence market moves were rather subdued. Middle East headlines were mixed with the mediator between the US/Iran suggesting the two sides were “close to some sort of arrangement” over the Strait of Hormuz, yet at the same time...

• Holding on. Oil prices rise with no further US/Iran progress concerning markets. Bond yields tick up. AUD & NZD drifted back a little.• RBA meeting. No change in interest rates expected. But the RBA may keep the door open to more tightening. US CPI & retail sales out later this week. Global Trends Outside of oil prices, which rose by nearly ~5% (the 4th straight daily rise) on the back of no further progress with regards to the US/Iran situation or reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, markets generally consolidated yesterday. US equities eased only slightly (S&P500 -0.1%, NASDAQ...