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S&P 500 futures have opened with a small gap higher after a weekend with more encouraging news on China's economy and funding for the US government: This chart is from our charting app, which is free and can be found at this linkYou can check out the gap up for NQ...

S&P Global/Judo Bank Australia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September 2023, the final reading has come in at sad-looking 48.7The key points made in the report:Output fell modestly amid marked reduction in new orders Staffing levels rose at...

Data for building consents in NZ for August 2023, down 6.7% m/mprevious was -5.4%for the y/y -17%Commentary from the statistics folks in the NZ government:“This figure continues the downward trend from the peak of 51,015 in the year ended May 2022,” “However, the...

The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend on Bill Ackman's firm, Pershing Square, having received regulatory signoff Friday for a novel investment vehicle whose purpose is to invest in a privately held company and take it public.And adds:When asked by The Wall...

An update on US governance. The US Congress passed a last-minute stop gap bill to keep the government running for 45 days while disputing parties, and warring factions within them, try to hammer out a more enduring agreement. The House passed the band-aid spending...

Bank of Japan 'Summary of Opinions' of the September meeting is the calendar highlight. The "Summary of Opinions" provides a concise summary of the views expressed by Policy Board members during the meeting. It does not attribute opinions to individual members but...

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China is on holiday all of this week but managed to publish the September PMIs over the weekend.The official PMIs from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), for manufacturing and non-manufacturing:both improved from August, both beat expectations, both are now in...

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives,...

Good morning/afternoon/evening and welcome to the new forex month and week.On a Monday morning, market liquidity is very thin until it improves as more Asian centres come online.Prices are liable to swing around on not too much at all, so take care out...

UPCOMING EVENTS:Monday: BoJ Summary of Opinions, Swiss Retail Sales, Eurozone Unemployment Rate, US ISM Manufacturing PMI.Tuesday: RBA Policy Decision, Swiss CPI, US Job Openings.Wednesday: RBNZ Policy Decision, Eurozone Retail Sales, Eurozone PPI, US ADP, US ISM...

China manufacturing PMIManufacturing PMI 50.2 vs 50.0 (prior 49.7)Non-manufacturing PMI 51.7 vs 51.5 expected (prior 51.0)The official manufacturing PMI is the important one and it rose above 50 for the first time since March 2023. That line signals...