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Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline closure after drone attacks halts a 5 mb/d export route, putting about 4% of global supply at risk and pushing Brent above $107. Equities fell as AI names unwound and the Fed is expected to hike 25bp on Wednesday. Gold eased…
US core CPI rose 0.3% MoM, lifting market-implied odds of a 25bp Fed hike above 85% to a 3.75-4% band. UMich 1-year inflation expectations jumped to 4.6%. The 10-year UST yield reached 4.96-4.97%, near a three-year high; the S&P 500 gained 0.9% Friday but…
The 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi produced a unanimous declaration on September 12, 2026, but the significant development was a Modi-Xi bilateral meeting, the first Chinese visit to India since 2019, where both agreed differences should not become disputes.…
OCBC now expects a 25bp Fed hike at the September FOMC to a 3.75-4.00% target range, after US headline CPI held at 3.4% YoY with core easing to 2.4% and gasoline contributing 0.14pp. The ECB delivered its second 2026 hike, lifting the deposit rate to 2.50%.…
Westpac reports the DXY eased from 99.96 to 99.1 over the past month, with the yen cross the dominant driver, as USD/JPY broke through 155 and tested 154. The move is contingent on the Bank of Japan delivering hikes priced through mid-2027 and on authorities…
Core CPI rose 0.3% MoM in July, lifting market-implied odds of a 25bp Fed hike above 85%. Brent settled at $106.60, up 9.9% on the week, after the temporary closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. One-year inflation expectations jumped to 4.6% from…
US August core CPI rose 0.3% m/m, exceeding consensus, driving Fed fund futures to price an 88% probability of a September hike and a 2027 terminal rate of 4.53%. MUFG's rates team calls for hikes in September and December 2026. Despite higher yields,…
Westpac upgraded its June quarter New Zealand GDP forecast to +0.2% from a previous -0.1%, lifting annual growth to 2.4% as a weak year-earlier quarter drops out. Seasonal distortions may subtract around 0.3ppts, implying a healthier 0.5% underlying pace. The…
MUFG's Japan calendar previews the week of September 14-18, 2026, centered on the September 18 BoJ decision. Core CPI is forecast at +1.7% YoY, easing for the first time in four months as summer electricity and gas subsidies take effect and rice prices…
Oil pulled back Friday on reports of planned but postponed Iran-Gulf talks, though Brent still rose 8.7% on the week and WTI settled at $100/bbl. US August CPI accelerated to 0.4% m/m with the annual rate at 3.4%; core was 0.3% m/m, 2.4% y/y. Futures now…
Global bond yields rose unusually across developed markets. The ECB raised its policy rate 25bp to 2.5%, revised up growth and inflation, with inflation peaking at 3.6% in Q4 2026 before returning to around 2%; markets priced 50% odds of an October hike and…
BNP Paribas expects the FOMC on September 15-16 to deliver the first Fed rate hike since May 2023, joining the ECB and BoJ in tightening. US growth runs near 2.2% y/y, unemployment is falling, core CPI at 0.29% m/m exceeds the bank's 0.2% trigger, and energy…
Westpac reinstates a November RBA rate hike to 4.6% as the base case, citing firmer growth and persistent inflation. GDP trough upgraded to 1.5%yr in 2026. Three 25bp cuts from August 2027 still expected, leaving the whole cash rate path 25bps higher. NZ Q2…
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The ECB delivered a second 25bp rate hike and Intesa Sanpaolo expects a pause until at least December, given its below-ECB inflation projections and limited second-round effects, though risks are one-sided to the upside. Attention now shifts to next week's…
Scotiabank's daily note argues that the August US CPI release could determine whether the FOMC hikes in September, with Scotia's house estimate for core CPI at 0.3% m/m versus consensus of 0.2%. The desk interprets the recent oil-driven price pressure as a…
ING expects the Federal Reserve to deliver a 25bp rate hike on 16 September, framing it as a recalibration of policy rather than the start of a new tightening cycle. August payrolls beat all Bloomberg forecasts, headline CPI sits at 3.4% and core CPI ran at…
ING's James Smith argues that markets are pricing a more aggressive hiking cycle than warranted, with investors expecting four more ECB hikes, a similar path from the Bank of England, and no rate cuts for at least four years. He identifies three conditions…
Natixis argues that a hotter-than-expected August CPI report has cemented a 25bp Fed hike at the September meeting, with headline CPI at 0.4% m/m (3.4% y/y) and core at 0.29% m/m (2.4% y/y), though the firm remains optimistic that inflation will continue to…