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Global September PMIs and Market Sentiment

Daniel John Grady Sep 30, 2022 646 0

Global markets have returned to the downward trend, helped by a series of disappointing data over the last week. Although so far today there is apparently an attempt at a rally, that is likely more technical, related to the end of the…
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Global Consumer Spending and How Much Inflation is Left

Daniel John Grady Sep 28, 2022 504 0

As prices around the globe increase, consumers can buy less with the same amount of money. Some consumers have the capacity to increase spending. Either by borrowing money, getting a new job, or getting a raise. But, with average wages in…
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Swiss PMI and Consumer Confidence: Is the Safe Haven Losing its Luster?

Daniel John Grady Aug 1, 2022 635 0

Last Friday, Switzerland's KOF leading indicator came in well below expectations. To make matters worse, the prior month was revised lower. With the world talking about both recession and facing massive inflation, it would appear the Swiss…
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Global PMI Day, and Potential Market Reaction

Daniel John Grady Nov 30, 2021 1,477 0

Usually, the first couple of days of the month have extra volatility as the major economies report PMI data. However, this month seems to have coincided that virtually all of the market movers will be reporting on the same day. The…
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European Manufacturing PMIs Expected to Show Less Optimism

Daniel John Grady Aug 31, 2021 1,503 0

Tomorrow is the first of the month and the day arrives with a treasure trove of data from Europe. Given the importance of the figures' release, we can expect some extra volatility in the pound and euro pairs. Lately, both currencies have…
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How Much Did COVID Affect Swiss Jobs Figures?

Daniel John Grady Oct 7, 2020 778 0

Thursday could be a busy day for the Swiss Franc, with two fundamental events. First is the release of September unemployment data, and then we have SNB’s Jordan giving a press conference. We’ll focus on the unemployment data because…
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Scandinavia & Swiss Movers: Upcoming Interest Rate Decisions

Daniel John Grady Sep 21, 2020 659 0

Sweden sets off a very busy week in terms of central bank activity. Following quadruple witching day on Friday, we ought to expect a rather volatile week of trading ahead of the quarter's close. This is especially true for the…
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Interest Rate Decision Day: SNB, BOE & Norges

Daniel John Grady Jun 17, 2020 281 0

Market performance yesterday suggested that positive risk sentiment has become pretty solid. Before European trading started, there were two geopolitical events that would ordinarily spook investors: reports of an explosion along the DMZ…
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Getting Ready for Swiss Inflation Data

Daniel John Grady Oct 1, 2019 595 0

Tomorrow we have the last major bit of data for the week, which could set the trend for the next couple of days. Inflation is one of the key data points tracked by the SNB, so it gets a lot of attention. That being said, the central bank…
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BOJ & SNB Rate Decisions: Seeking Safety

Daniel John Grady Sep 18, 2019 641 0

It's central bank week and most of the majors are scheduled to decide on policy. The consensus is that they are in a "race to the bottom" with rates, and are just waiting for each other to pull the trigger. So, needless to say, it will…
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