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100624

09 Jun 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose sharply in response to stronger than expected US payrolls data.

070624

06 Jun 2024

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Bond yields were volatile following the ECB’s hawkish rate cut, but end the US session modestly lower. Currencies are little net changed.

060624

05 Jun 2024

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A fall in bond yields was helped by softer US labour data and the Bank of Canada’s rate cut. Currencies were mixed, while the S&P500 made a fresh re...

040624

03 Jun 2024

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The US dollar and bond yields fell in response to weaker US manufacturing data.

310524

30 May 2024

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Bond yields, the US dollar, and equities fell amid slightly softer US GDP data.

290524

28 May 2024

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Bond yields rose following strong US consumer confidence data, weak treasury auctions, and hawkish Fedspeak. The US dollar rose slightly, while equiti...

280524

27 May 2024

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The US dollar fell slightly during US-holiday thinned session. European bond yields fell amid dovish ECB comments.

260524

26 May 2024

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Bond yields rose and fell with the US data surprises, ending little changed. The US dollar fell, while equities rose.

230424

22 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose slightly ahead of, and after, minutes to the Fed’s early May meeting. The S&P500 is down 0.5%.

220524

21 May 2024

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Bond yields fell slightly while currency moves were minor and mixed. Fedspeak was mixed.

210524

20 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose slightly amid little major news apart from Fedspeak. Equities remained elevated. Gold made a record high.

200524

19 May 2024

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Bond yields rose amid little major news, which currency moves were minor and mixed. Equities remained elevated, the DJIA making a record high.

170524

16 May 2024

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Bond yields rose despite mixed US economic data, the US dollar only slightly so. The S&P500 rose slightly to a fresh record high.

160524

15 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell in response to softer than expected US CPI inflation and retail sales data, while the S&P500 is up 1.0%.

150524

14 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar are slightly lower, with US PPI data proving mixed and Fed Chair Powell’s comments no more hawkish than previously. Th...

140524

13 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar erased earlier losses after a firmer US inflation expectations survey.

130524

12 May 2024

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Bond yields rose after US data showed consumer sentiment declined but inflation expectations rose. The US dollar was volatile and closed slightly high...

100524

09 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell after US weekly jobless claims data and a strong 30yr treasury bond auction. The Bank of England held steady but ap...

090524

08 May 2024

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Bond yields rose slightly, while the US dollar and equities were little changed during another session bereft of major news.

080524

07 May 2024

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The US dollar rose slightly, while bond yields fell slightly, in another session bereft of major news.

070524

06 May 2024

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Bond yields and currencies recorded mixed and minor movements in the absence of major news, while the S&P500 is up 1.3%.

050524

05 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell sharply in response to weaker than expected US payrolls data, but losses were later pared. The S&P500 closed up 1.3...

030524

02 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar extended the downward reactions to the previous day’s FOMC outcome which was less hawkish than expected.

020524

01 May 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell in response to the Federal Reserve’s policy statement and press conference, which were less hawkish than expected...

010524

30 Apr 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose sharply in response to stronger than expected US wage inflation data, and the S&P500 fell 0.9%.

300424

29 Apr 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell slightly amid little major news, apart from speculation official had intervened in the yen.

290424

28 Apr 2024

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Bond yields fell while the USD rose. Markets were relieved US PCE inflation data was not stronger than expected. The S&P500 rose 1.0%.

240424

23 Apr 2024

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The US dollar fell following stronger than expected European PMI data and disappointing US equivalents. Bond yields fell, and equities rose, the S&P50...

230424

22 Apr 2024

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Amid little major news, the US dollar and bond yields fell slightly, while equities rose – the S&P500 up 1.2%.

220424

21 Apr 2024

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Friday’s risk-off move related to Israel’s strike on Iran was unwound in bond and currency markets, as retaliation fears dissipated. Equities fell...

190424

18 Apr 2024

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The US dollar and bond yields rose amid hawkish Fedspeak and some solid US economic data. Equities fell slightly.

180424

17 Apr 2024

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The US dollar and bond yields corrected lower amid little major news for markets. Equities fell slightly.

170424

16 Apr 2024

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Further gains in the US dollar and bond yields were helped by hawkish comments from Fed Chair Powell and solid US industrial production data.

160424

15 Apr 2024

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Gains in the US dollar and bond yields were helped by stronger US retail sales data, while equities fell (S&P500 -1.0%).

150424

14 Apr 2024

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Risk-aversion struck markets on Friday, as they braced for an attack by Iran on Israel. The defensive US dollar rose, bond yields fell, and equities f...

120424

11 Apr 2024

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Markets consolidated the previous day’s sharp moves, with minor movement in bond yields and the US dollar following the ECB’s on hold decision.

110424

10 Apr 2024

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Markets were rattled by stronger than expected US CPI inflation data. US bond yields and the US dollar jumped significantly, and equities fell, the S&...

100424

09 Apr 2024

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In another session bereft of major news, bond yields fell, while the AUD and NZD currencies outperformed. Markets are focussed on tonight’s US CPI d...

090424

08 Apr 2024

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Bond yields rose slightly to multi-month highs, Friday’s strong US jobs data still resonating. The US dollar did not follow suit though.

080424

07 Apr 2024

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Bond yields rose following strong US payrolls data and hawkish Fedspeak. The US dollar is only slightly firmer, though, with equities higher – the S...

050424

04 Apr 2024

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The US dollar fell further but bond yields were mixed, ahead of important US payrolls data. Fedspeak emphasised patience, and jobless claims data was ...

040424

03 Apr 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell, initially in response to weaker US services activity data, and then during Fed chair Powell’s speech. The S&P500...

030424

02 Apr 2024

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Bond yields rose further but the US dollar fell, amid mostly solid economic data in the US, Eurozone and UK. Equities fell, the S&P500 down 0.9%.

020424

01 Apr 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar are higher, following stronger US manufacturing data. Equities are slightly lower.

280324

27 Mar 2024

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Bond yields are slightly lower, following the Swedish central bank’s dovish hold, and dovish ECB comments. The US dollar is little changed.

260324

25 Mar 2024

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US bond yields rose and the US dollar fell slightly, amid little major news and mixed Fedspeak.

240324

24 Mar 2024

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US bond yields fell slightly, while the US dollar rose, as markets digested the previous week’s signals from major central banks.

220324

21 Mar 2024

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US bond yields and the US dollar rebounded, helped by firm economic data. The Bank of England remained on hold, but the Swiss central bank delivered a...

210324

20 Mar 2024

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The initial response to the Fed statement, which kept the policy rate projection for year-end unchanged, was a slight fall in the US dollar and shorte...

200324

19 Mar 2024

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Bond yields fell slightly on the eve of the eagerly awaited Fed decision, helped by softer Canadian inflation data.

190324

18 Mar 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose slightly further, as markets prepared for this week’s major central bank decisions.

170324

17 Mar 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose further, markets poised for a hawkish Fed outcome this week.

150324

14 Mar 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose, and equities fell, following firmer US PPI inflation data.

140324

13 Mar 2024

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Bond yields rose slightly, but the US dollar fell. Markets are wary of the Fed decision next week, given recent stickiness in CPI inflation data.

120324

11 Mar 2024

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Bond yields rose slightly, but currencies and equities were contained the day before key US inflation data.

110324

10 Mar 2024

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Markets were volatile around a mixed US payrolls update, with equities lower but currencies and bond yields closing little changed.

080324

07 Mar 2024

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The US dollar fell and equities rose following the ECB statement and Fed chair Powell’s second testimony. Short maturity bond yields are lower.

070324

06 Mar 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell and equities rose amid a confluence of events. Fed Chair Powell reiterated that the policy rate would eventually be...

050324

04 Mar 2024

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Currencies and US equities are little changed, while bond yields are slightly higher. There was little major news for markets.

040324

03 Mar 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell after softer US consumer confidence and manufacturing data. The S&P500 made a fresh record high, rising 0.8%.

290224

28 Feb 2024

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The US dollar is slightly higher, the NZD and AUD extending yesterday’s declines. Short maturity bond yields are slightly lower.

280224

27 Feb 2024

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There was little net movement in bond yields, currencies or US equities overnight, and little news of note.

270224

26 Feb 2024

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Bond yields rose ahead of large US treasury auctions, while the US dollar was little changed amid little major news.

260224

25 Feb 2024

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Bond yields fell but the US dollar and equities closed little changed. There was little major news for markets to digest.

230224

22 Feb 2024

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The US dollar is little changed amid stronger equities’ sentiment and solid economic data. The S&P500 rose 2.2% to a fresh record high in the wake o...

220224

21 Feb 2024

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US bond yields rose ahead of a poorly subscribed 20yr treasury auction and the FOMC minutes. The US dollar is little changed, while equities are sligh...

210224

20 Feb 2024

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Bond yields fell amid dovish BoE comments, softer EZ wage data, and softer Canadian inflation data. The US dollar and US equities also fell.

200224

19 Feb 2024

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Markets were mostly contained during the US holiday, with implied bond yields rising slightly, and the US dollar little changed.

190224

18 Feb 2024

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Bond yields rose following stronger than expected US producer price inflation data, hurting equities (S&P500 -0.5%), while the US dollar saw little ne...

160224

15 Feb 2024

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The US dollar fell following softer US retail sales and industrial production data. The S&P500 is up 0.5%.

150224

14 Feb 2024

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Bond yields fell following some dovish Fedspeak, PPI revisions, and softer UK CPI data. The S&P500 is up 0.3%,and the US dollar is slightly lower

140224

13 Feb 2024

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US inflation data was stronger than expected, causing bond yields and the US dollar to rise sharply. The S&P500 is down 1.3%.

130224

12 Feb 2024

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US equities remained upbeat, the S&P500 up 0.4% to a fresh record high. The US dollar and bond yields are marginally lower. There was little news of n...

120224

11 Feb 2024

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US equities remained upbeat, the S&P500 closing up 0.6% at a fresh record high, markets relieved that US CPI data revisions were benign. The US dollar...

090224

08 Feb 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose slightly amid little major news for markets.

070224

06 Feb 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell amid little major news flow and mixed Fedspeak.

050224

04 Feb 2024

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Bond yields, the US dollar and equities all rose sharply after much stronger than expected US payrolls data, the S&P500 up 1.1% to a record high.

020224

01 Feb 2024

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Bond yields are lower after a volatile session amid mixed economic data. The US dollar is also lower while equities are higher, the S&P500 up 1.0%.

010224

31 Jan 2024

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Bond yields and the US dollar initially fell after softer US labour data, but then retraced after the FOMC statement which was slightly less dovish th...

310124

30 Jan 2024

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Bond yields jumped after stronger US economic data on the eve of the Fed’s rate decision. Currencies were only slightly ruffled.

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29 Jan 2024

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Bond yields fell slightly amid some dovish comments from ECB officials. The US dollar was slightly firmer.

290124

28 Jan 2024

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US bond yields rose following data showing stronger personal spending, helping the US dollar recover early session losses. Equities were little change...

260124

25 Jan 2024

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The US dollar rose slightly and bond yields fell slightly, while the S&P500 rose 0.1% to a fresh record high. The ECB held steady, and US GDP data sho...

250124

24 Jan 2024

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Market sentiment was buoyant, helped by easing from China’s central bank and stronger US PMI data. The S&P500 is up 0.4% to a record high, the defen...

240124

23 Jan 2024

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The US dollar and bond yields rose during a session with little major news flow. The S&P500 nudged 0.1% higher to a fresh record high.

230124

22 Jan 2024

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Equity markets remained upbeat, the S&P500 up 0.2% to a fresh record high. Despite that, AUD and NZD fell slightly, as did bond yields.

220124

21 Jan 2024

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Upbeat sentiment in equities markets saw the S&P500 rise 1.2% to a record high. That, and surveyed inflation expectations receding, depressed the US d...

041223

03 Dec 2023

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Bond yields and the US dollar fell after Fed chair Powell’s comments which were less hawkish than expected. Also contributing to the moves were soft...

011223

30 Nov 2023

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Bond yields rebounded and the US dollar rose, despite PCE inflation declining as expected. Markets are looking ahead to Fed chair Powell’s comments ...

301123

29 Nov 2023

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Bond yields fell slightly further, helped by softer German inflation data, while the US dollar rose slightly amid mixed Fedspeak and US data.

291123

28 Nov 2023

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Bond yields fell further, amid mixed Fedspeak and US economic data. The US dollar fell to a low since August.

281123

27 Nov 2023

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Bond yields fell overnight, helped by softer US economic data. The US dollar is little changed, but AUD and NZD made fresh highs since August.

261123

26 Nov 2023

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During a shortened US session following Thanksgiving Day, the US dollar fell amid slightly improved risk sentiment and bond yields rose slightly.

241123

23 Nov 2023

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Markets were mostly contained overnight, given the US holiday. Currencies were mixed with minor movements, while bond yields rose.

231123

22 Nov 2023

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Bond yields and the US dollar rose in response to second-tier US economic data (jobless claims, inflation expectations), and the S&P500 is up 0.4%.

201123

19 Nov 2023

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Short-term bond yields rose amid central bank comments disagreeing with markets pricing rate cuts. Equities were steady, but the US dollar fell.

171123

16 Nov 2023

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Bond yields fell after US economic data showed the economy cooling. The US dollar and equities are little changed. Oil fell sharply.

161123

15 Nov 2023

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Bond yields partly retraced the previous day’s decline following mixed economic data. The US dollar and equities rose slightly.

151123

14 Nov 2023

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US CPI inflation data was softer than expected, causing a plunge in bond yields and the USD, and a rise in equities (S&P500 up 1.9%).

131123

12 Nov 2023

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Bond yields rose following a rise in US inflation expectations, but the US dollar was little changed. The S&P500 closed up 1.6%.