Forex Calendar

FI Eye-Opener: Summer silence

German bond yields edged marginally higher yesterday in a narrow trading range, while US yields closed the day a bit lower.

Euro retail sales are expected to have increased 0.5% m/m in June. Consumerconfidence,

AUDUSD moved up to 0.9324, in line with Friday’s highs, but EURUSD and USDJPY are basically flat at 1.3426 and

Following plenty of releases last week, we are heading for a quieter week on theglobal agenda.

Core bonds rallied on Friday, as there were no real signs of wage pressures in the US (see more below), while curves mostly bull-flattened.

Attention turns to the labour market this week. While we expect Wednesday’s trio of labour market reports to

NZD/USD Outlook: Neutral this week We retain a negative medium term bias toward NZD/USD,

‘Solid but not spectacular’ was how our London colleague Nick Parsons described Friday’s US payrolls report.

Unsettling news continues to emerge from China, and fromsome of New Zealand’s key export industries.

In the week ahead, investors will be focusing on the outcomes of a spate of central bank meetings,

U.S. Review Growth Returns to a Solid Footing • The economy expanded at a 4 percent pace in the second quarter of the year,

Currencies are diverging as we approach the NA session, a break from the trend of broad-based USD strength that we have observed throughout the week.