Bond investors demand & get more for rising risks
Benchmark rates rise. Brazil votes. US service sector expands. Canada's doesn't. China holiday spending good. France stressed.
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20 of 712 episodesUS undermines push for oil relief
US payrolls don't grow, other US data soft. China holiday migration hits record. EU inflation rises. Brazil votes. Oil holds high on renewed...
New orders power global factories
Global factory PMIs very positive. US tariff policy in court again. China on holiday. Binance skirts EU regulation. Aussie house prices keep...
Bonds press fiscal cliff warnings, but few are listening
US data mixed but bond markets remain sceptical. China PMIs expand. French bond risk leaps. Australian inflation rises but building consents...
US bond rates rise; China launches new stimulus
US data and confidence weaker. Canada GDP resilient. China rolls out new stimulus. Australia focuses on inflation control. Air cargo demand...
No appetite for a resolution
Despite good industrial production data globally, markets retreat on US equivocation for a peace deal. Eyes on the RBA. City ranking updates...
Trump's deal-making fiascos widen
Eyes on the RBA, US jobs and China's holiday activity. US durable goods order data mixed. The US Fed in a tough spot. No deal to re-open Hor...
Global bond selloff deepens
US data mixed as bond market flares as risks mount. Xi and Trump meet inconclusively. Canada data positive. China raises petrol prices. Auss...
US bond yields hit 20 year highs
US PMIs surprise markets. US Treasury yields leap. Taiwan's data stays impressive. India data improves. Indonesia holds. Australian PMIs ret...
Inflation embeds
Mixed US data but bond costs jump; Taiwan export orders star again; EU sentiment dips; RBA softens up markets for another rise
Painful tradeoffs coming
Eyes on Xi-Trump talks. US data suggests stagflation. California declares El Niño emergency. Canada sees growth halving. Copper in new push...
Weaker data signals but markets stay upbeat
Japan and China to take a break. Xi to visit Trump. China FDI still weak. Japan hikes & moves to protect the yen. US factories slow down. RB...
Financial market relief
Benchmark yields ease on Fed's inflation fighting commitment. US data soft. Canada PPI high. Singapore exports shine. Eyes on Bank of Japa.;...
US Fed hikes, sees more tightening ahead
Fed delivers the expected rise and sets course for another. Markets turn negative. US data weighed by rates & sentiment. EU industrial produ...
Markets demand rate rises to fight inflation
Hormuz situation worse. eyes on how key central banks stand up to inflation's rise; Canada and India report CPI; China reveals low bank loan...
Higher yields are here to stay
US Fed rate decision headlines the week. Japan too. Japanese PPI very high. US CPI lacks cred. US consumer sentiment drops again.
The cost of money has just jumped
Oil prices & bond yields jump. US PPI rises further. US inventories rise. Trump splashes the cash. ECB hikes. Aussie inflation expectations...
The risks of an unravelling rise
US data weakens on major policy missteps. Japan data strong. Taiwan exports impress again. China inflation rises especially PPI. NZD falls t...
Central banks realise they have to get more serious in the inflation fight
US inflation expectations stay high, fear of job loss higher. China posts huge trade surplus. Germany posts surplus too. Australian inflatio...
Commodities higher, global interest rates higher, yen higher
China reserves rise. Japan leading index rises. Singapore retail soft. Yen surges. EU growth picks up. German bund yields rise. Copper hits...