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Norges Bank: Disinflation slows rate path – Nomura

Nomura economists note Norges Bank kept its policy rate at 4.25% in August despite softer CPI-ATE inflation. The bank still flags a possible further hike, but they now expect a November move, with risks tilted to no add…

Why is Sixt stock surging today?

Group says ‘time is right’ to move on VodafoneThree less than a year after combining, buying out CK Hutchison and bulking up in its home market. Management cites progress on synergies, but jury’s out on ‘success’ of mer…

US Dollar: Yield support erodes on weaker inflation – DBS

DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee notes that softer US CPI and labour data kept DXY locked in a 99.4–100.1 range after the USD/JPY sell-off linked to joint US-Japan interventions. Markets sharply reduced the impli…

U.S. Treasuries steady after softer monthly PPI

There’s possibly more U.S.-Japanese intervention to support the yen, key economic data, and, whether the U.S. will accept an emerging interim deal being negotiated by Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control of the …

Gold struggles below two-month high despite softer US PPI

Gold (XAU/USD) trades under pressure on Thursday after hitting a fresh two-month high of $4,449 during Asian trading hours. The metal fails to capitalise on softer-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI) data, even …

Indonesia: BI succession supports Rupiah stability – DBS

DBS Group Research’s Radhika Rao reports that Indonesia’s onshore markets welcomed President Prabowo’s nomination of Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti as the next Bank Indonesia Governor. She stresses that an experienced…

Iran says no progress on interim peace deal with US — Reuters

The United States (US) and Iran remain at ​loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Middle East, Reuters reported on Wednesday. A senior Iranian source said that there had been no progress in …

The Japanese Yen gives back half of what Tokyo bought

The Dollar has spent Wednesday grinding higher against the Yen with no headline to carry it, trading near 159.50 after a low just beneath 158.60 and a gain of under a tenth of a percent. Close to two Yen have been added…

Pound Sterling runs out of room at the July high

Sterling spent the London morning building a case for a break and the rest of the session dismantling it, trading near 1.3495 after a high just short of 1.3550 and a loss of not quite a tenth of a percent. The mid-July …

Oil: Tightening supply supports elevated prices – BNY

BNY notes Crude Oil prices remain elevated as doubts over a US–Iran deal heighten supply concerns. The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports global Oil markets tightened further in July, with demand, supply, refinin…