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Cereal and packaged food giant General Mills reported earnings this week and the read from the was unambiguous: the consumer is

Gold rallied in Asia and has held its gains since in quiet holiday trading. It's up $53 to $4147 and looking

Rate hikes by year-endRBNZ: 62 bps (82% probability of rate hike at the next meeting)Fed: 30 bps (83% probability of no

FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEWUSD:The US dollar has weakened across the board yesterday following the US NFP report. The data wasn’t bad, but it

Japan's largest union group Rengo confirms that the final tally of the annual labour talk results showed that Japanese firms have

Prior 49.3Final Composite PMI 49.3 vs 49.4 prelimPrior 49.7Key findings:Activity falls to greatest extent for nearly three and a half years

Services PMI 49.4 vs 48.9 prelimPrior 47.7Composite PMI 50.0 vs 49.5 prelimPrior 48.5Both the services and composite prints are 3-month highs

Prior 48.1Final Composite PMI 49.5 vs 48.0 prelimPrior 48.8Key findings:Business activity falls for third month running, but cost pressures ease substantiallyJune

Services PMI 46.8 vs 47.4 prelimPrior 44.3Composite PMI 47.2 vs 47.6 prelimPrior 44.9The final readings are softer than the initial estimates

Prior 49.4Composite PMI 50.8 vs 50.4 priorKey findings:Growth of Italian service sector reinstated, supported by fresh intake of new business in

Services PMI 54.2 vs 50.9 expectedPrior 50.1Composite PMI 53.3Prior 50.2That's a strong upside surprise for Spain's services sector in June, with

Interest rate moves are determined by marketsMonetary policy falls under the jurisdiction of the BOJGovernment will continue to work closely with

It's a quick drop of around 50 pips for USD/JPY this time, with the timing of things being somewhat similar to

EUROPEAN SESSIONIn the European session, the only highlights will be the final PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK.

There are a few large expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below.However, they do sit

Dollar Losing Dominance as FX Markets Shift to Multiple Themes

The Dollar’s decline paused on Friday as trading quietened ahead of the US Independence Day holiday, but the bigger story is

Fed Hike Bets Retreat After Payrolls Miss, Yen Supported by Tokyo’s New Playbook

The June non farm payrolls report did not prove the US economy is breaking. It did something more important for markets:

USD/JPY’s 150 Pips Fall: A Tactical “Intervention” Masterclass by Japan Ahead of NFP

Japan may not have spent a dollar today, but it may have achieved one of the key goals of intervention anyway.

EUR/GBP Accelerates Through Key Support as ECB/BoE Yield Convergence Trade Reverses

EUR/GBP may have passed a turning point that extends well beyond this week’s inflation data. The sharp break below key technical

Euro Stumbles as Cooling Inflation Shifts Focus From ECB Hikes to Future Rate Cuts

The Euro weakened broadly after June inflation data came in softer than expected, reinforcing the view that the European Central Bank

Why Fed’s Warsh Could Trigger Silver’s Next Selloff Without Saying Much

Silver traders are focused on Thursday’s US Non-Farm Payrolls report, but the metal’s next major move could begin a day earlier.

NASDAQ Has Finished Consolidating. Now It Needs Permission from Goldilocks NFP

The NASDAQ Composite ended the second quarter with its strongest performance in six years, but the bigger story may be what

Yen Breaks Away From Quiet Markets as Traders Race the Payroll Clock

The Japanese Yen remained the clear underperformer in otherwise subdued markets, with USD/JPY climbing to a fresh 40-year high as traders

Forget the Level. Watch the Timing: Intervention Risks Rise as USD/JPY Hits 40-Year High

USD/JPY has broken to a fresh 40-year high, and with it, the market may have abandoned the wrong debate. Traders have

AUD/USD Falls Despite Hawkish RBA Minutes as Markets Doubt August Hike

The Australian Dollar barely reacted to the hawkish sets of RBA minutes. Instead, AUD/USD drifted lower in Asian trading, suggesting investors

Quarter-End Calm Masks High-Stakes Week for Fed, ECB, BoJ and RBA

Financial markets began the week on a subdued note, with quarter-end positioning and caution ahead of a packed economic calendar keeping

USD/JPY Enters High-Stakes Game of Chicken Ahead of Non-Farm Payrolls

USD/JPY is once again knocking on the door of Japan’s intervention zone, but this week’s battle is about far more than

Gold’s Rebound Lacks Conviction as NFP Report Could Reopen Fed Hike Debate

Gold has stopped falling, but it has not started recovering either. After slipping below the psychologically important $4000 level, prices have

Markets Dial Back Aggressive Fed Bets, Dollar Refuses to Break

The dominant narrative this week was not that the Federal Reserve became less hawkish—it was that markets became less convinced the

EUR/CHF Bounces as Lower Eurozone Inflation Expectations Fail to Derail ECB’s September Hike

EUR/CHF recovered after briefly dipping to 0.9196 as the latest ECB Consumer Expectations Survey offered modest encouragement on inflation but ultimately

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