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Japanese PM Ishiba resigned over the weekend, setting up a new generation of Japanese leaders to take over, which the equity market rally seemed to welcome. In Europe, the French Government looks set to fall, as the budget is a vote of confidence.
Read more →US Non-Farm Payrolls missed expectations by a wide mark, increasing fears of an economic downturn in the USA, but driving up expectations of a rate cut by the Fed. Markets had already priced in a rate cut by the Federal Reserve, but the weakness in the labour market all but ensures this will happen.
Read more →Warning signals are flashing in bond markets across Europe and the US. The dire fiscal position in the UK has seen the 30-year bond yield reach worrying levels, while the French budget/confidence vote looms and has the potential to bring down the Government.
Read more →Markets remained volatile overnight, with concerns over economic and political crises unsettling European markets, being reflected in the bond market. US markets also suffered some uncertainty, with the Appeal Courts ban on Trumps central economic tariff policy.
Read more →Warning signals are flashing in bond markets across Europe and the US. The dire fiscal position in the UK has seen the 30-year bond yield reach worrying levels, while the French budget/confidence vote looms and has the potential to bring down the Government.
Read more →US markets were closed for the three-day Labour Weekend holiday. While many were monitoring the big international event, the Shanghai Cooperative Organisation summit. This is one of the big geo-political events of the year, where a lot of international trade agreements are signed and sealed.
Read more →The US PCE Inflation indicator confirmed inflation was soft and opened the door for interest rate cuts, from the Federal Reserve, in September. The sacking of Federal Reserve member Cook also aids in that cause, as she was a consistent supporter of ‘Too Slow’ Powell and a hindrance to rate cuts.
Read more →US GDP growth beat expectations, surging to 3.3%, confirming the US economy is hot. The argument is that ‘this may be even hotter if the Fed were to cut interest rates’, but the Fed has resisted, due to inflationary fears.
Read more →Equity markets moved higher, while the USD Dollar and Bond Yields drifted, as confidence flows through markets. The war on the Federal Reserve continues, as Trump seeks to replace uncooperative members, in an effort to force interest rates lower.
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