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The major assets were all over the place on Thursday, as some assets took a breather from their previous moves while others priced in fresh mid-tier catalysts.

The Australian dollar declined early Thursday despite December’s employment report coming in stronger than expected. What’s up with that?!

Investors were biting their nails ahead of the highly-anticipated U.S. CPI release, leading to plenty of market consolidation before big breakouts were seen. Take a look at the latest economic updates!

Annual core CPI in the U.S. came in cooler than expected, pressuring the dollar, but sticky inflation worries soon lifted USD demand.

The U.K.’s headline inflation rate unexpectedly cooled to 2.5% y/y in December, coming in below expectations & sparking big volatility in the British pound.

What will the upcoming U.S. CPI release imply for the Fed’s short-term policy biases? Here’s what to look out for in the December inflation report.

All eyes and ears were on the U.S. PPI release, but volatility remained elevated while major asset classes responded to individual catalysts. Here are the headlines influencing price action lately.

Economic data was relatively light on Monday, but that didn’t stop major asset classes from making big moves while the dollar saw a rally-and-reverse kind of day. Check out the latest headlines!

With BOE officials still pretty much divided on their policy biases, will the upcoming U.K. CPI release steer them towards a particular direction? Here’s what’s expected for this top-tier report.

With U.S. stock markets closed for the day, market participants turned their attention to changes in market sentiment, as well as the Challenger jobs report and Fed commentary.

Canada is getting ready to print its December jobs report soon! Will the numbers support the Bank of Canada’s shift to a more gradual pace of easing this year?

China’s consumer prices slowed from 0.2% year-on-year in November to 0.1% in December 2024, while producer prices continued their decline.

Dollar traders still seem to be busy repricing Fed easing expectations for the year, so how will the upcoming NFP release affect all this? Here’s what to look out for in the December jobs report.

The major assets traded cautiously amid weak European data, mixed U.S. jobs signals, and concerns over potential Trump tariffs. Which headlines influenced asset price action in the last trade sessions?

Australia’s CPI jumped in November, ramping up RBA rate cut talks, even as core inflation remains sticky high. AUD tanked on the news as markets now see increased chance of a February rate cut.

Major assets took cues from individual catalysts, with U.S. equities taking hits from a pullback in tech stocks, while commodities found support from supply and demand-related headlines.

The Institute for Supply Management’s services sector gauge expanded at a faster pace in December, with the headline index rising to 54.1 from November’s 52.1 reading.

Markets saw major swings on Monday as rumors about Trump’s trade policy plans dominated headlines, with a Washington Post report suggesting targeted tariffs initially sparking a rally before Trump’s “fake news” denial trimmed gains.

It’s shaping up to be a busy week for traders with global inflation updates, final PMI readings, and the latest U.S. NFP reports!

Can Australia’s latest inflation figures reinforce their central bank’s shift to a more dovish bias? Here’s what market analysts are projecting for the November 2024 Australian CPI report.