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Asian equities were pressured amid reports of NK conducting its 6th nuclear test over the weekend

This bolstered the JPY across the board and saw USD/JPY gap lower by a point before gradually paring half its losses

Looking ahead, today sees a lack of notable highlights. US markets closed for Labor Day

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Sentiment was dampened across the Asia-Pac region on increased geopolitical concerns after North Korea conducted its 6th nuclear test over the weekend, which it claimed was a...
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Markets will be subject to lower liquidity on Monday owing to the labour day holiday in the US and Canada.

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Monday:

Tuesday: RBA Monetary Policy Decision, UK Markit Services PMI (Aug)

Wednesday: BoC Monetary Policy Decision, Australian GDP (Q2)

Thursday: ECB Monetary Policy Decision, Riksbank Monetary Policy Decision

Friday: Canadian Labour Market Report (Aug),...
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Asian equities have seen modest gains amid the positive Wall St. close and Chinese Caixin PMI

FX markets were relatively tentative ahead of NFP. CAD remains firmer against the Greenback

Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone and UK PMIs, US NFP, ISM Manufacturing, Baker Hughes and ECB’s Constancio

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Asia stocks traded mostly positive after the upbeat tone from Wall St where the Nasdaq printed a fresh record close and sentiment was lifted amid tax reform hopes amid comments from...
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Asia stocks traded mixed as the region mulled over a slew of data releases including varied Chinese PMIs

Harvey continued to exert influence over the energy space despite being downgraded to a tropical depression

Looking ahead, highlights include the German jobs report, Eurozone inflation, US PCE, Chicago PMI, Canadian GDP and BoE’s Saunders

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Asia stocks traded mixed as the region mulled over a slew of data releases including varied Chinese PMIs. Nonetheless, ASX 200 (+0.7%) and...
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Asian equities traded mostly higher amid a pick-up in sentiment despite ongoing geopolitical concerns

JPY subsequently softened against its major counterparts with USD/JPY approaching 110.00

Looking ahead, highlights include regional and national German CPI, US ADP, PCE, DoEs and Fed’s Powell

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Asia equities traded mostly positive as the region followed suit from the improvement in sentiment seen in US, where markets ignored the geopolitical concerns and bought the dip. This saw a...
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28th August 2017

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Asia stocks traded mixed with most bourses dampened after a lack of fireworks at last week’s Jackson Hole symposium, while participants also digested North Korean concerns and the devastation from tropical storm Harvey. ASX 200 (-0.7%) and Nikkei 225 (-0.1%) traded subdued with the former underperforming amid weakness in its largest-weighted financials sector, as CBA shares declined on reports the APRA is to undertake an inquiry into the governance at the largest of...
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Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: US GDP (Q2, 2nd)

Thursday: US PCE Data (Jul), China Official PMIs (Aug)          

Friday: US Labour Market Report (August), Eurozone CPI (Aug, P), Canadian GDP (Q2), China Caixin PMI (Aug)

Thin trade conditions are expected on Monday owing to a UK public holiday.

North America: -...
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Asian equity markets see out the week in the green with outperformance in Chinese bourses after large cap earnings.

Japanese CPI prints in-line with analyst estimates.

Looking ahead, highlights include comments from Fed Chair Yellen and ECB President Draghi.

JACKSON HOLE SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

15:00 BST/10:00 ET – Federal Reserve Chair Yellen makes opening remarks

20:00 BST/15:00 ET – ECB President Mario Draghi Makes The Luncheon Address

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Indecisive trade across Asian markets in what was another quiet session.

NZ trade balance better than expected, however NZD fails to benefit.

Looking ahead, highlights include, UK GDP, US existing home sales and jobless claims.

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Asia equity markets traded with an indecisive tone following the downbeat finish on Wall St. where sentiment was dampened by Trump’s tspaneats to shut down the government and terminate NAFTA. ASX 200 (+0.2%) was mildly positive amid strength in...
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Asian equities trade mixed as opening gains were trimmed amid the latest rhetoric from US President Trump

US President Trump says he is willing to shutdown government to build the wall and is likely to scrap NAFTA at some stage

Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone and US PMIs, DoEs, ECB’s Draghi and Fed’s Kaplan

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Asia equity markets traded mixed as the region somewhat failed to sustain the impetus from Wall St, where the Nasdaq led the surge after rebounding from a 3-day...
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Asian equities traded mostly higher in what was a particularly quiet session overnight. FX markets saw USD/JPY break back below 109.00

US President Trump announced that the US plans to continue sending troops to Afghanistan to fight the terror tspaneat

Looking ahead, highlights include UK PSNB data, German ZEW and APIs

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Asian equity markets were mostly higher although news flow was remarkably light amid a lack of central bank speakers and macroeconomic data. Focus was on a speech...
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Asian equities traded mostly lower as geopolitical tensions once again dampened sentiment

Tensions ratcheted up again as the US and South Korea were set to begin military drills. North Korea responded, tspaneatening a “merciless strike” on the US

Looking ahead, today’s calendar sees a lack of tier 1 data or notable speakers

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Asian equity markets traded mostly lower with the Nikkei 225 down by 0.4% amid geopolitical tensions on the Korean peninsula. Tensions ratcheted up again as...
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Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday: Jackson Hole Symposium, UK GDP (Q2, 2nd)

Friday: Jackson Hole Symposium, US Durable Goods Data (Jul), Japanese CPI (Jul)

The highlight of the week will be the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole Symposium, which will begin on Thursday and run tspanough Saturday. Interest in the event peaked when...
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Asian equities trade lower amid the rumours surrounding Cohn’s Tenure in the Trump administration and the terror attack in Barcelona

FX markets were relatively subdued with JPY the main mover amid safe-haven inflows

Looking ahead, highlights include Canadian CPI, Uni. Of Michigan and Kaplan

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All major Asia-Pac indices traded in negative territory as the risk averse tone triggered by terror incidents in Spain and resignation rumours related to Trump’s chief economic advisor Cohn,...
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FOMC minutes saw downside in USD and yields with the Fed cautious over inflation prospects for the US

Asian equities were relatively indecisive. AUD/USD retreated from two-week highs following the latest Aus jobs report

Looking ahead, highlights include UK retail sales, Eurozone inflation, ECB minutes, Fed’s Kaplan and Kashkari

FOMC Minutes

FOMC minutes showed that some policymakers were prepared to announce a starting date for winding down the balance sheet at the July meeting and...
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Asia-Pac equities trade with a lack of direction amid light newsflow. Outperformance in KOSPI amid return from holiday

FX markets are relatively tentative ahead of FOMC minutes. GBP/USD trades below 1.2900, EUR/USD and USD/JPY sideways

Looking ahead, highlights include UK jobs report, Eurozone GDP, DoEs and the FOMC minutes

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Asia equity markets followed on from the indecisive tone seen on Wall Street where quiet newsflow kept stocks rangebound. This resulted to a mixed picture in...
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FOMC’s July 2017 Meeting Minutes Preview, Due For Release At 19:00 London, 14:00 New York On Wednesday 16th August 2017

The July meeting saw the Federal Reserve leave it Federal Funds target range unchanged at 1.00-1.25%, with a 9-0 vote. Heading into the decision focus was on the rhetoric surrounding the normalisation of the FOMC’s balance sheet, and the policy statement (
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Asian equities traded higher as geopolitical tensions cooled with outperformance in tech stocks also bolstering sentiment

Price action in FX markets centred around the JPY as the currency weakened on safe-haven outflows, which pushed USD/JPY above the 110.00 level

Looking ahead, highlights include German GDP, UK inflation, US retail sales, NZ Dairy Auction, APIs

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Asian equity markets traded higher following the gains in US where the NASDAQ led the advances on continued tech...
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Key Events: -

Monday: Japan GDP (Q2, P)

Tuesday: UK Inflation Data (Jul), US Retail Sales (Jul) RBA Meeting Minutes

Wednesday: FOMC Meeting Minutes, Eurozone GDP (Q2) UK Labour Market Report (Jun/Jul)

Thursday: UK Retail Sales (Jul), Australian Labour Market Report (Jul), ECB Meeting Minutes (Jul)

Friday:

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Equity markets begin the week on the front foot with Asian bourses taking the firm lead from Wall Street.

AUD traded in choppy fashion with initial outperformance offset by weak Chinese data.

Looking ahead, highlights include Eurozone industrial production.

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Asian equity markets traded mostly higher following the rebound of US stocks last Friday on Wall Street where the NASDAQ outperformed amid tech strength, while a miss on CPI dampened prospects of a December Fed hike....
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Geopolitical tensions remain at the forefront of market sentiment amid further fighting talk between the US and NK

This led to selling pressure in Asia-Pac stocks (Japan away) with safe-haven assets continue to benefit

Looking ahead, highlights include US CPI, Fed’s Kaplan and Kashkari

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Asia stock markets were heavily pressured amid continued geopolitical tensions after further fighting talk between US and North Korea, which also saw US indices close negative for a 3rd consecutive...
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Lingering geo-political concerns continue to weigh on Asian equities.

NZD underperforms as the RBNZ kept a somewhat dovish-to-neutral tone.

Looking ahead, highlights include UK Mfg. and Construction output, US PPI and comments from Fed’s Dudley.

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An attempt by Asian indices to pick themselves up from the recent geopolitical-triggered losses, gradually petered out tspanoughout the session which saw the region’s bourses negative across the board. ASX 200 (-0.2%) and Nikkei...
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Increased geopolitical tensions after a war of words between US and North Korea dampened global risk sentiment

This saw the DJIA snap it’s 9-day streak of record closes, softness in Asia-Pac equities and a flight to safety in FX markets

Looking ahead, highlights include US Wholesale Sales, weekly DoE inventories and RBNZ rate decision

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Increased geopolitical tensions after a war of words between US and North Korea dampened global risk sentiment, which ensured the DJIA snapped a...
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Asian equities traded mostly lower with focus on Chinese trade data which showed exports and imports falling short of expectations

USD traded subdued to marginally benefit its major counterparts in which EUR/USD gained a footing on 1.1800

Looking ahead, highlights include US JOLTS and APIs

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Asian equity markets failed to sustain the momentum from the record closes seen in DJIA and S&P 500, as sentiment in the region soured amid relatively quiet news flow and as participants...
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Asian equities traded mostly higher in the wake of Friday’s gains seen on Wall street with outperformance in the ASX 200 due to commodity names

Most major currencies nursed some of their post-NFP losses against the greenback, in which EUR/USD attempted to reclaim 1.1800

Looking ahead, highlights include Fed’s Bullard and Kashkari

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Asian equity markets traded mostly higher following Friday’s gains on Wall Street and as the region took its first opportunity to react to the better...
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