Weekly Market Recap (04-08 September)

Monday: ECB’s Wunsch (hawk – non voter) remains in favour of raising interest rates again: Underlying inflation remains persistent, may need more rate hikes. I’m inclined to say we maybe need to do a little bit more. The idea that we’ll have to come to a pause at a certain point can’t be excluded, but

Weekly Market Outlook (11-15 September)

UPCOMING EVENTS: Tuesday: UK Labour Market report, German ZEW, US NFIB Small Business Optimism Index. Wednesday: Japan PPI, UK GDP, EZ Industrial Production, US CPI. Thursday: Australia Labour Market report, Japan Industrial Production, Switzerland PPI, ECB Policy Decision, US Jobless Claims, US PPI, US Retail Sales. Friday: NZ Manufacturing PMI, China Industrial Production and Retail

European equity close: Friday’s gains trim the weekly decline

Stoxx 600 daily Closing changes: Stoxx 600 +0.2% German DAX +0.1% UK FTSE 100 +0.5% French CAC +0.6% Italy MIB +0.3% Spain IBEX +0.6% Weekly: Stoxx 600 -0.8% German DAX -0.7% UK FTSE 100 +0.2% French CAC -0.8% Italy MIB -1.4% Spain IBEX -0.9% I don’t think there is a big takeaway from this week’s

NZD/USD rebounds amid upbeat market mood, eyes weekly losses

Share: As Wall Street opens positive, NZD/USD rises 0.57% to 0.5907, partially offsetting fears of a global economic slowdown. US Dollar softens after hitting a six-month high, providing a tailwind for NZD/USD amid a lack of fresh US economic data. Traders await key economic indicators next week, including US inflation data and New

US weekly initial jobless claims 216K vs 234K expected

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Why US dollar so strong ? – Weekly Trends – 6 September 2023

US Dollar Index already reach 105.026, raised from 99.512 at 18-07-2023 , Why US Dollar Index Sooo Strong ?  I think there’re some reasons :  1.  USA’s economy  is getting better, the ISM non-manufacture PMI  54.5 , prev value 52.7 , market forecast value 5.25 ,  2 larger,  we can see that the USA’s  economy still

Weekly Market Recap (28-01 September)

Monday: BoJ Governor Ueda spoke on the weekend at the Jackson Hole Symposium and leant again on the dovish side: We think that underlying inflation is still a bit below our target. This is why we are sticking with our current monetary easing framework. BoJ Governor Ueda China halved the stamp duty on stock trading

Weekly Market Outlook (04-08 September)

UPCOMING EVENTS: Monday: US and Canada Holiday. Tuesday: China Caixin Services PMI, RBA Policy Decision. Wednesday: Eurozone Retail Sales, US ISM Services PMI, BoC Policy Decision. Thursday: China Imports/Exports data, Switzerland Unemployment Rate, US Jobless Claims. Friday: Japan Wage data, Canada Jobs Report. Tuesday The RBA is expected to keep the cash rate unchanged at

Oil – China weekly flights are 13% above pre-COVID levels

This snippet from ANZ on oil demand in China, some better news: signs of strength in China’s jet fuel market are likely to boost sentiment. China weekly flights have surged 13% above pre-COVID levels in the week ending 20 August. International travel is picking up, with bookings for overseas group tours during the National Day