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6:25am GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
10:00pm USD FOMC Member Waller Speaks
2:30am USD Core CPI m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.30%
2:30am USD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.60%
All Day EUR French Bank Holiday
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All Day USD Bank Holiday
8:00pm GBP GDP m/m
Forecast 0.00% Previous 0.10%8:00pm GBP Prelim GDP q/q
Forecast 0.70% Previous 0.50%
2:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 194K Previous 189K
8:30am EUR ECB President Lagarde Speaks
2:30am USD Core PPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.70%
2:30am USD PPI m/m
Forecast 0.40% Previous 1.30%
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Markets were dominated by inflation overnight, with the US number coming in hotter than expected, raising bond yields and strengthening the US Dollar. The US CPI jumped 0.4%, higher than expected for October, prompting the Federal Reserve Chairman Waller to call for a December rate rise.
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