US Fed stands pat on policy moves despite inflation higher than they want. Markets liked that. US labour market resilient. Aussie LCI up sharply for employed.

US labour costs and retail sales rise. US sentiment sags. China PMI's marginally positive. EU growth better. Aussie retail soft.

US inflation pressure points change. G7 foresakes coal. German inflation retreats. Yen reverses on suspicions of BofJ intervention.

China's overcapacity brings profit problems at home; eyes on yuan. Japan stands pat but yen risks rise. US inflation stays sticky.

US growth slows but not inflation. US durable goods orders jump. Eyes on Bank of Japan. China office vacancy rate surge. Copper prices jump.

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American retail sales strong but factories ease. Strong demand for US Treasuries. Japan, Taiwan and India get rising factory activity.

Markets await positive earnings reports. China's LPRs on hold. Taiwan exports strong. EU sentiment still weak. Cocoa prices leap.

US watches financial stability risks. China FDI very weak. Flooding in southern China. German PPI deflation eases. Many key metal prices surge.

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IMF warns on hedge fund short bet risks. US data positive except for housing. Eyes on Japanese inflation. Aussie jobless rate creeps up. Freight rates ease.

US interest rates rise. Beige Book confirms modest US expansion, which might be better than it seems. Japan exports jump. China meat prices fall.

Dairy prices stable. US retail stays strong. Powell quashes rate cut expectations. China delivers mixed results. Moody's affirms NZ's top rating.

Strong American retail sales reset market expectations. Tesla cuts back. Canada, Japan and the EU all report rising factory output. Aluminium price jumps.

China new yuan lending underwhelms. China exports drop. India industrial production up. US sentiment dips. Bitcoin falls.

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US data settles. China flirts with deflation. Japan awaits support for the yen. the ECB holds & talks of cuts. global freight rates ease.

American inflation rises as rate cut hopes fade. Canada holds but sees lower inflation coming. Taiwan exports surge. Fitch downgrades China's credit rating.

American activity rises, sentiment slips. Japan eyes higher inflation. Taiwan has inflation under control. Aussie sentiment slips.

US inflation expectations contained. Copper has a moment but not steel. Aussie new home build signals weak. Aussie mortgage pain strongest.

Eyes on US CPI after resilient jobs expansion & wage rises. Canadian job growth stalls. Aussie data eases. China's investment appetite in Australia fades.

Markets see little risk of weak US labour market data. US & Canada exports rise. Freight rates ease lower. World faces historic demographic change.

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Powell says rate cuts will come but slowly as US economy prosperous. China service sector expands. EU inflation falls.