RBA announcement and US retail sales

Mon: BoJ Summary of Opinions Tue: RBA Announcement Wed: German Final Inflation (Jul), IEA OMR, OPEC MOMR, US CPI (Jul) Thu: Norges Bank Announcement, UK GDP (Q2), US PPI (Jul) Fri: EZ Employment (Q2) and GDP 2nd Estimate (Q2), US Retail Sales (Jul), US University of Michigan Prelim (Aug) BoJ Summary of Opinions (Mon): The BoJ will release the…

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All eyes on the US jobs report now

The non-farm payrolls release is the only game in town for markets today, with little else to distract from it. US-Iran developments remain uncertain, awaiting the Strait of Hormuz arrangement between Iran and Oman. Meanwhile, the returning pressure on tech shares will also be under the microscope with investors hoping to get some directional conviction from the jobs data…

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