The dot plot comes into focus as the market prices out a September Fed hike

The September dot plot is always the most-interesting one of the year because it’s the closest thing to forward guidance that the FOMC offers. Officials are required to place a year-end dot but there are only two meetings left so it basically says what they expect to happen in the next two meetings. Now that’s

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Market Update – September 1 – The Calm Before the Storm?

The markets were quiet on the last day of August, awaiting the key jobs report today. Treasuries and the US Dollar were firmer, but off their best levels, while Wall Street closed mixed. Ongoing expectations that the FOMC can pause, or is done with rate hikes continued to support along with the lingering impact from

Is September a good month for assets?

“September is the worst month of the year for Equities, period; median return for 500 since 1928 is -1.56% “. This was the warning from the Goldman Sachs research department a few days ago after a difficult month for stock indices. To be fair, the sentiment has improved quite a lot since this note was

Weekly Market Outlook (28-01 September)

UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: UK Bank Holiday, Australian Retail Sales. Tuesday: Japan Unemployment Rate, US Consumer Confidence, US Job Openings. Wednesday: Australia CPI, US ADP. Thursday: Japan Retail Sales, Chinese PMIs, ECB Minutes, Eurozone CPI, Eurozone Unemployment Rate, US Jobless Claims, US Core PCE. Friday: Swiss CPI, US NFP, US ISM Manufacturing PMI. Tuesday The US