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Week Ahead: US PPI And Preliminary GDP Take Centre Stage
After months of ‘higher for longer’ messaging, the latest labour figures point to a cooling yet still resilient jobs market. The delayed September non-farm payrolls report showed 119,000 jobs created, although the unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%, its highest level in four years. Revisions to the July and August readings suggested the broader trend isContinue Reading
Kiwi Weakening As Rate Cut Approaches
The New Zealand dollar slipped to around $0.563 on Wednesday, continuing its decline amid mounting expectations that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will implement another 25-basis-point rate cut next week. Markets are now fully pricing in this move, as recent economic indicators have pointed to sluggish domestic activity and easing inflationary pressures. Today’sContinue Reading
Week Ahead: Fed Signals Turn Firmer As Gold And Crude Oil Dominate The Volatility Radar
The late-2025 US government shutdown has created a significant gap in economic reporting, with several major indicators either postponed or unlikely to be published before the Federal Reserve’s 10–11 December meeting. Thus far, only the September CPI figures have been released. The October non-farm payrolls report may slip into December, while the PCE inflation dataContinue Reading
Gold Climbs On The Back Of Rate Cut Odds
Gold prices surged past $4,130 per ounce on Wednesday, marking a fourth straight session of gains, as growing market confidence pointed to the likelihood of the Federal Reserve resuming monetary easing in December. Fresh US labour data revealed that private companies shed around 11,250 jobs per week over the four weeks ending 25 October, reinforcingContinue Reading
Week Ahead: Will S&P’s Momentum Hold?
The S&P 500’s four-quarter winning streak on profits has kept the bulls in control, but this week’s inflation data could prove a crucial test of whether that momentum still has legs. With nearly all companies in the S&P 500 having reported their third-quarter results, overall earnings are up about 13.1% year on year, far surpassingContinue Reading
