We will get the Eurozone PMIs, the US Jobless Claims and US PMIs. On Friday we conclude the week with Fed Chair Powell speaking at the Jackson Hole Symposium.

With Democratic lawmakers currently working to pass a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure bill, Republican senators have rediscovered their fiscal conservatism, which appeared to temporarily desert them during the Trump era. Given their minority status in both Congressional chambers, McConnell and co are relying on a tool that served them well under the Obama administration – the […]

Copper futures traded on the LME declined to their lowest levels since May, on pressure from the U.S. dollar and weak Chinese demand.

Will there or won’t there be a Brexit deal this week? Who knows, talks continue for now but the deadline approaches. Meanwhile we are looking to the US consumer this week with retail sales figures for October and earnings updates from Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Target among others.  Brexit? At the time of writing, Brexit talks […]

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, calming fears the labor market was unraveling and reinforcing that a gradual softening remains intact.