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UK core CPI rises slightly in August as services inflation remains persistent.

The Bank of Japan will meet on September 20, 2024, with markets anticipating minimal policy changes. However, inflation risks remain, with core CPI at 2.7% and potential for future interest rate hikes.

Gold continues to move higher as traders anticipate rate cuts from the Fed.

As the US Federal Reserve prepares for its most significant decision since ending the rate hike cycle in mid-2023, the balance of risks has shifted. With inflation stabilizing at 2.6% and rising unemployment at 4.2%, the FOMC faces increasing pressure to address employment concerns. Markets anticipate a rate cut, with debate on the extent of the reduction.

Markets expect the ECB to cut rates again in September, but how many more?

Overview of upcoming US inflation data for August, with expectations for a year-over-year CPI drop to 2.6% and core CPI holding steady at 3.2%. Markets will also focus on U.S. PPI data, which is forecasted to show mild growth, reinforcing potential easing inflationary pressures.

Traders set their attention on the US CPI data as the jobs reading failed to provide further direction.

Traders struggle to find a direction as the latest US jobs data gives a mixed picture heading into the FOMC September meeting.

For the first time i two years the US yield curve has disinverted, what does this mean for markets?

Negative sentiment takes over global markets as September gets underway, with the US jobs data in focus.