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Banks
United States: Yields risk renewed surge – Rabobank
Rabobank’s Senior US Strategist Philip Marey discusses United States (US) Treasuries, noting that the Treasury Department’s surprise move to boost…
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Banks
Swedish Krona: Riksbank keeps tightening option open – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke reports that the Riksbank left its policy rate at 1.75% and maintained a restrictive stance, still seeing…
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Banks
Japanese Yen: Weakness offsets intervention impact – MUFG
MUFG’s Michael Wan notes that US longer-end yields have returned close to pre-buyback levels, with the 10-year at 4.7% and…
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Indices
DAX Attempts Recovery
The DAX 40 rose around 0.3% to trade just above the 26,000 mark on Friday, snapping a four-session losing streak,…
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Indices
FTSE 100 Rises for 4th Session
The FTSE 100 traded higher on Friday, heading for a fourth consecutive session of modest gains and a weekly advance…
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Economics
UK Manufacturing Growth Slows to 5-Month Low While Private Sector Accelerates
UK Manufacturing Growth Slows to 5-Month Low The UK Manufacturing PMI eased to 51.5 in August 2026, the lowest level…
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Bonds
Germany 10-Year Bund Yield Eases from 15-Year High
Germany’s 10-year Bund yield eased to around 3.25%, retreating from Wednesday’s 3.2625% as a decline in oil prices offered some…
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Banks
Swiss Franc: Funding role grows as volatility stays low – ING
Chris Turner at ING explains that USD/CHF’s sharp drop after the US Treasury buy-back announcement was mainly position adjustment after…
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Markets
European PMIs stronger than expected. EUR/USD approaches 1.17 level
The eurozone flash composite PMI rose to 52.1 in August, beating the 51.7 forecast and pointing to a somewhat stronger…
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Economics
Germany’s flash Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly rises faster to 54.1 vs. 52.0 estimates
German flash HCOB Composite PMI rises moderately to 51.0 in August as the services sector activity contracts again. The Composite…
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