China’s PMI Mixed, BOJ Minutes Well-Received by Nikkei

The softening in US August core PCE inflation (3.9% YoY vs previous 4.3%, 0.1% MoM vs previous 0.2%) failed to drive a sustained rebound in Wall Street last Friday, as Treasury yields stayed firm despite some paring in rate hike bets. While further progress on the core inflation front may offer room for the Federal

China Caixin Services PMI fell from previous 51.8 to 50.2 in September

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GBP/USD loses the 1.22 handle to close out Friday trading

Share: The GBP/USD initially rose on Friday, but got knocked lower as the market broadly swept back into the US Dollar. The US Dollar index caught a late bid to push back into the middle to close out the trading week. Recession risk is still quite high in the UK, capping Pound Sterling

S&P global manufacturing PMI flash for September 48.9 versus 48.0 estimate

Prior month manufacturing PMI 47.9. Services PMI 50.5 Manufacturing PMI 48.9 versus 48.0 estimate Services PMI 50.2 versus 50.6 estimate Composite PMI 50.1 versus 50.2 last month Mixed report vs expectations. Manufacturing remains below the 50 level indicative of contraction. Services remain just above the 50.0 level as it clings to growth. The services PMI

Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights include US PCE, EZ Flash CPI & China Caixin PMI

Mon: German Ifo (Sep), US National Activity Index (Aug), German State CPIs (Sep) Tue: Swedish PPI (Aug), US Consumer Confidence (Sep), New Home Sales (Aug) Richmond Fed (Sep) Wed: Spanish Parliament PM Vote re. Feijoo (TBC), CNB Policy Announcement, BoJ Minutes (Jul); German GfK (Oct), Swedish Consumer Confidence (Sep), EZ M3 (Aug), US Durable Goods

USD/CAD recovers from Friday’s lows to inch closer towards 1.35

Share: The USD/CAD is recovering for Friday after slipping to 1.3425. Rising oil prices are bolstering the CAD, but the USD has been finding market support. Canadian Retail Sales rose for July, but slightly less than expected, reducing CAD upside. The USD/CAD is set to finish out Friday near where it started, trading

EUR/GBP ends the week knocking on the ceiling near 0.87

Share: The EUR/GBP made a late-week break for the 0.87 handle. The Pound Sterling continues to give up ground after a dovish BoE shrank from rate hikes, EU PMI figures came in mixed, keeping Euro gains restrained. The EUR/GBP stretched for the 0.8700 major handle in Friday trading, closing the week with over