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Monday 13th February 2023

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Bond yields continue to rise as expectations heighten just about everywhere that central banks will push faster and further on rates. As NAB’s Skye Masters discusses today on the podcast, this hawkish sentiment wasn’t helped by employment numbers for Canada on Friday which, like the US the week before, came out much higher than expected. Central banks continue to be focused on the data, but there’s not much of that today. Instead markets will be jockeying for position ahead of US CPI tomorrow, the one number that really counts.

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Friday 10th February 2023

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The 2s10s curve inversion increased further today, now the most inverted since 1981. NAB’s Gavin Friend says the blowout jobs numbers and ISM services read were a shot across the bows last week that is still reverberating in the markets. In the UK though, Bank of England members were in front of a parliamentary committee giving mixed messages about their future direction, from inflation concerns to worries about going too far and worsening the cost of living crisis. Today the RBA publishes the Statement of Monetary policy which, Gavin says, should add some colour to this week’s decision and the potential for two further hikes.

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Thursday 9th February 2022

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It’s been quiet overnight news-wise, but a session rich with central bank speakers. NAB’s Ray Attrill says the main news came out of the ECB, where a 50 basis point hike at the next meeting seems nailed on, with talk now of another 50 possible in the May meeting as well. In the US equities have taken a hit, as expectations rise for more hikes from the Fed, with some expecting rates to touch 6% this year, although that’s not suggested by anyone in the central bank just yet. Today Germany’s delayed inflation numbers are out and will undoubtedly impact the Euro area CPI released last week. And the weekly jobless claims numbers tonight will be studied as some start to wonder whether last week’s non-farm payrolls was a bit of an outlier.

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Wednesday 8th February 2023

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There wasn’t too much new from Jerome Powell when he was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal’s David Rubenstein, but that didn’t stop a rally in bonds for a short spell. It was followed by a swift reversal, perhaps on the realisation that he hadn’t actually offered anything new. NAN’s Rodrigo Catril says, nonetheless, it was a refreshingly open discussion reflecting the transparency of the Fed these days. At home a more hawkish RBA has seen bond yields rise sharply, with the expectation of more than one rise still to come.

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Tuesday 7th February 2023

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Markets have had a chance to digest last Friday’s US jobs numbers and are clearly expecting a more hawkish stance by the Fed. JBWere’s Sally Auld talks about the potential for a higher terminal rate from the Fed and a more aggressive stance by the RBA. The expectation is that today they will lift rates by 25 basis points, but there’s the outside chance they will go further and a reduced chance of them pausing after this meeting. Tomorrow morning the Fed’s Jerome Powell is talking and its unlikely he’ll do much to soften the market’s stance. 

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Monday 6th February 2023

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The US payrolls numbers on Friday showed strong jobs growth, which surprised markets pushing bond yields higher and weakening the US dollar. And NAB’s Tapas Strickland says the ISM Services number adding to the view that the Fed might have to do more to contain US inflation. Could we see two more 25 bp hikes form the Fed before they pause? And does thus change the stance of central banks globally, including the RBA tomorrow. The expectation is there will be a 25-basis point hike tomorrow and again in March, but could the terminal rate be higher given the prospect of global inflation proving harder to contain.

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Friday 3rd February 2022

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Three central banks have tried to sound hawkish this week, as they lift rates at levels already anticipated by the markets. But does the market believe them? That’s a question put to NAB’s Gavin Friend today, as US share prices rise and bond markets rally. It seems, despite central bankers (the Fed the ECB and BoE) continuing to say there’s more work to be done, there has been more focus on Jerome Powell’s line that “the disinflation process has started” and Christine Lagarde declaring “inflation risks in Europe are more balanced”. Where next depends on the data, of course, which will make tonight’s payroll numbers from the US important, along with the US ISM services index.

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Thursday 2nd February 2022

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In the US the Fed has announced the expected 25 basis point rate hike, but this year’s prevalent hope of a soft landing seems to have diminished somewhat. The US ISM manufacturing number was lower than expected, whilst the ADP employment numbers showed less jobs, alongside more job openings in the latest JOLTs numbers. NAB’s David de Garis is asked whether that all points to an environment where inflation falls more slowly. Certainly, core inflation is holding up more than expected in Europe and data from Zealand yesterday showed that labour costs there are still high. So, central banks will think they still have much to do, which will be evidenced by 50bp rises by the ECB and Bank of England over the next 24 hours.

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Wednesday 1st February 2022

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We are less than a day away from the next FOMC meeting, with the strong expectation that rates will rise in the US by 25 basis points. But in light of recent data suggesting inflation could be slowing, including last night’s wage price index, NAB’s Skye Masters says there’s increasing speculation that the Fed will pause after this meeting. Certainly the mood in markets today is positive, with increased hopes that the global economy will see a soft landing. That’s what was suggested in the latest IMF forecasts, with the notable exception of the UK. Strong earnings results and outlooks have also added to the mood. And there’s a lot more to come this week.

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Tuesday 31st January 2022

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Spain’s inflation numbers provided an unpleasant surprise – core inflation has risen to 7.5%. Meanwhile Germany saw GDP fall in Q4 (QonQ). If these numbers are mirrored across Europe the cocktail of rising inflation and falling output is a challenging one for the ECB. NAB’s Taylor Nugent is asked if we should start talking about stagflation again. Also today we get to see the size of China’s post-lockdown bounce back, the impact of early Christmas shopping on Australia’s December retail numbers and, importantly, ahead of the FOMC, the wage price index for the US.

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