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The Bank of England left Bank Rate at 3.75% in a 6-3 vote, with three members preferring a hike. The statement flagged upside inflation risks greater than in July while noting little evidence so far of material second-round effects; November pricing slipped…
State Street expects range-bound G10 FX into September, with the US dollar likely to retrace higher over one to two months despite ranking last in its model. Growth outside the US beat depressed expectations, but energy risks persist. The Japanese yen is…
Scotiabank expects the FOMC to hike 25bps on September 16, 2026, with 94 of 110 consensus forecasts agreeing, though the bank calls the case weak and expects dissenters. Markets are calm: bonds and stocks rally, oil is lower, the dollar little changed. The…
Markets had a quiet but nervous overnight session. Brent settled 2.7% higher near US$108.5/bbl as the Saudi East-West pipeline closure increasingly looks likely to last weeks, not days, and Saudi crude cargo cancellations were reported at a key port. Higher…
Oil is higher but modest, with Brent at US$106 and WTI at US$102, pressing long-end bond yields on inflation fears. Markets price each of the Fed, BoC, ECB, BoE and BoJ for roughly 50bps of hikes by year-end. Equities slip broadly. Canadian existing home…
Natixis expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise the cash rate by 25bps to 4.60% on September 29, after 75bps of hikes since February. Q2 GDP improved to +0.4% QoQ, and July CPI surprised on the upside with trimmed mean at +3.6% YoY. Officials Hunter…
Markets opened the week risk-off after Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline closure, reportedly lasting weeks, and AI leaders' calls to slow development; President Trump's pushback against AI controls limited US equity losses. Brent rose 1.6% to $106.3/bbl and…
Oil gained roughly 2–3% after a Saudi pipeline shutdown and postponed Middle East talks with Iran, pressuring stocks and bonds. Equities fell across major indexes, with Nasdaq down about 1.5%. US Treasury yields were little changed after Friday's CPI-driven…
Australian annual inflation eased from 3.8% in June to 3.5% in July 2026, but trimmed mean inflation held at 3.6%, above the RBA's 2-3% target. Three cash rate rises this year have taken the rate to 4.35%, with CommBank expecting one more 0.25pp increase in…
CommBank expects the Federal Reserve to raise rates 0.25pp this week to 3.75%–4.00%, the first increase since July 2023, after August core inflation rose 0.3% and markets priced about an 85% chance of a hike. The Bank of England is seen holding at 3.75%,…
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…
Australia's housing downturn broadened through winter. Cotality's Home Value Index fell 0.9% nationally in August, the fifth straight monthly decline, leaving values 3.6% below the March peak. 93% of capital city suburbs fell over three months versus 45% in…
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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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…
Westpac reinstated its call for a 25bp RBA hike in November after the National Accounts showed domestic demand more resilient than expected, with stronger household incomes and a large pipeline of data centre and renewable energy investment slowing…
The JPY has been the best-performing G10 currency over the past week, extending its rebound after USD/JPY failed to break back above 160.00 at the start of September and broke below support at 155.00. A 25bps BOJ hike is almost fully priced for the upcoming…
Scotiabank's September 2026 FX Outlook adopts a broadly bearish USD stance, arguing the DXY is in the early stages of a bearish reversal as rate differentials erode and G10 central banks turn hawkish. The Fed is forecast to hold at 3.75% through 2027, while…
Scotiabank's daily note flags a fully priced 25bp ECB deposit rate hike to 2.40%, with the key question being guidance after an October skip and a possible December move. Brent hovers near US$102/bbl and WTI around US$97, pushing US diesel to its highest…
Visit our website at scotiabank.com/economics | Follow us on Twitter at @ScotiaEconomics | Contact us by email at scotia.economics@scotiabank.com Contributors Derek Holt VP & Head of Capital Markets Economics Scotiabank Economics 416.863.7707…