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12:30am CAD CPI m/m
Forecast -0.10% Previous 0.50%
12:30am CAD Median CPI y/y
Forecast 2.00% Previous 2.00%
12:30am CAD Trimmed CPI y/y
Forecast 1.90% Previous 1.90%
12:30am CAD Common CPI y/y
Forecast 2.70% Previous 2.70%
6:00pm GBP Claimant Count Change
Forecast 8.3K Previous -11.0K
6:00pm GBP Average Earnings Index 3m/y
Forecast 3.90% Previous 4.10%
6:00pm GBP CPI y/y
Forecast 3.10% Previous 2.90%
12:30am USD Core Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.50% Previous -0.30%
12:30am USD Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.80% Previous -0.60%
6:00am USD Federal Funds Rate
Forecast 4.00% Previous 3.75%
6:00am USD FOMC Economic Projections
6:00am USD FOMC Statement
6:30am USD FOMC Press Conference
10:45am NZD GDP q/q
Forecast 0.10% Previous 0.80%
11:00pm GBP Monetary Policy Summary
11:00pm GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
Forecast 3-0-6 Previous 3-0-6
11:00pm GBP Official Bank Rate
Forecast 3.75% Previous 3.75%
12:30am USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Forecast 28.9 Previous 47.4
12:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 209K Previous 206K
11:30am AUD RBA Gov Bullock Speaks
Tentative JPY BOJ Policy Rate
Forecast <1.25% Previous <1.00%
Tentative JPY Monetary Policy Statement
Tentative JPY BOJ Press Conference
6:00pm GBP Retail Sales m/m
Forecast -0.20% Previous -0.50%
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Middle East tensions remain very high, as does the price of oil, which continues to trade above US$100/barrel. The war in the Middle East appears to be spreading, engulfing Saudi Arabia and Yemen. This does nothing to ease the energy crisis and fears over the impact on global inflation.
Read more →An extremely tough week on markets, ended on a slightly positive note, at least for US equities. Oil Prices eased slightly on Friday trade, which allowed a recovery rally, in US equities, after a lot of blood-shedding was suffered during the shortened trading week.
Read more →Bond markets moved into dangerous territory, with European bond yields reaching 2008, GFC highs. US bond yields also spiked to multi-year highs, warning bells ringing louder every single day. Equity markets are listening, adding further losses to those being suffered, all week.
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