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3:10pm EUR ECB President Lagarde Speaks
6:30pm GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
7:05pm CAD BOC Gov Macklem Speaks
9:30pm EUR ECB President Lagarde Speaks
1:30am USD Core CPI m/m
Forecast 0.20% Previous 0.30%
1:30am USD Core CPI y/y
Forecast 2.50% Previous 2.40%
1:30am USD CPI m/m
Forecast 0.60% Previous 0.40%
1:30am USD CPI y/y
Forecast 3.60% Previous 3.40%
1:30pm AUD Employment Change
Forecast 20.0K Previous 39.5K
1:30pm AUD Unemployment Rate
Forecast 4.60% Previous 4.60%
7:00pm GBP GDP m/m
Forecast -0.10% Previous 0.40%
8:30pm GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
1:30am USD Core PPI m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 0.20%
1:30am USD Core Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.50% Previous 1.40%
1:30am USD PPI m/m
Forecast 0.50% Previous 0.40%
1:30am USD Retail Sales m/m
Forecast 0.30% Previous 1.20%
1:30am USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Forecast 26.5 Previous 37.8
1:30am USD Unemployment Claims
Forecast 195K Previous 197K
3:00pm GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
4:30pm USD Fed Chairman Warsh Speaks
5:15pm CAD BOC Gov Macklem Speaks
7:45pm GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
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The IMF meet this week in Thailand and put out some positive economic projections. The IMF confirmed global growth would be 3.1% in 2026, rising to 3.4%, in 2027. There were caveats, including flagging AI investment and extended hostilities in the Middle East.
Read more →US markets eased into the week quietly, with celebrations of the Columbus Day holiday, allowing markets to flatline. Oil prices remained elevated, despite the announcement of a deal for Russia to supply diesel to global markets.
Read more →Markets closed out a very volatile week of trading, highlighted by surging bond yields, sending warning signals to markets. US and European bond yields tested highs, as the energy/inflation crisis rolls on, with spiking prices in diesel due to global supply shortages.
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