Newsquawk week ahead: Jackson Hole, PBoC LPR, Flash PMIs, CBRT, Japan’s Tokyo CPI

Mon: PBoC LPR, German PPI (Jul) Tue: US Richmond Fed Index (Aug), New Zealand Retail Sales (Q2) Wed: EZ/UK/US Flash PMIs (Aug), Canadian Retail Sales (Jun), US New Home Sales (Jul) Thu: Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium (24-26th Aug), CBRT Announcement, BoI Announcement, BoK Announcement,US Durable Goods (Jul) Fri: Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium (24-26th Aug), Japan’s

XAU/USD gains some ground on risk aversion at the end of the week

Share: XAU/USD recovered towards $1,890, still poised for a weekly decline. China’s real state giant Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court. Lower US yields amid risk aversion benefits Gold prices. At the end of the week, the XAU/USD Gold spot slightly recovered to $1,890, but it is still poised for a

EUR/GBP, GBP/USD Remain Rangebound as GBP Faces a Defining Week

GBP PRICE, CHARTS AND ANALYSIS: Recommended by Zain Vawda Get Your Free GBP Forecast Read More: EUR/USD Eyes Short-Term Retracement as DXY Runs Into Confluence Area GBP has struggled over the past few weeks since retreating from recent highs. The GBPUSD and EURGBP have remained rangebound as market participants remain unclear on the Bank of

Tough week for gold amid higher bond yields

As bond markets puked yesterday, it validated the drop in gold this week amid a firmer dollar as well. Gold may be up 0.3% today (at least for now) but is still down 1.3% on the week and set for its worst performance since mid-June. Looking at the chart: Gold (XAU/USD) daily chart The rally

Newsquawk week ahead: US and UK retail sales along with the RBNZ announcement

MON: N/A TUE: PBoC MLF, RBA Minutes, Japanese Prelim. GDP (Q2), Australian Wage Price Index (Q2), Chinese Industrial Output and Retail Sales (Jul), Japanese Industrial Output (Jul), UK Jobs Report (Jun/Jul), German ZEW Survey (Aug), US Retail Sales (Jul), Canadian CPI (Jul) WED: RBNZ Announcement, FOMC Minutes, UK Inflation (Jul), EZ GDP and Employment 2nd

Baker Hughes week US oil rig count unchanged

525 oil rigs vs 525 previously Natural gas rigs 123 vs 128 prior Oil rigs have been steadily falling this year but US fields have kept up productivity by tapping DUCs. I don’t know how much longer that can last. Gas prices have struggled but there was talk we would be under $1 by now

MUFG trade of the week: Sell EUR/USD

EUR/USD daily MUFG Research adds a new short EUR/USD position to its trade of the week portfolio targeting a move towards 1.0770, with a stop at 1.1160. “We have instigated a short EUR/USD trade idea to reflect the potential bias favouring yield and hence the dollar over the short-term,” MUFG notes. “So far in August,