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Update:US CPI is now the main key for a Fed hike in September Why it matters: Yesterday's comments from Fed hawk Waller that a rate hike delay depended on soft data were dispelled by a rich NFP number. ISM services at 55.4 hands the hawks their strongest card, leaving August CPI next Friday, September 11 as the main key before the Fed's Sept 15–16 meeting. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update:US August NFP smashes consensus: 162k vs 55k expected, prior revised −23k to +21k Why it matters: Nearly triple consensus and the "weak jobs trend" narrative just broke in shatters. With unemployment steady at 4.1% and wages at 3.1%, this hands the Fed's hawks their best evidence for a September hike before the inflation report 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update: Xi to visit the US with a large CEO delegation — Bessent & Greer to meet China's vice premier first Why it matters: A Xi US visit with CEOs is being prepared, hours after China halted some rare-earth shipments. Both sides are building leverage and a bridge simultaneously; summit stakes now span tariffs, chips, rare earths, Iran, and AI. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update: Bessent "has long believed the yen is undervalued" — Washington blesses the JPY rally Why: The US Treasury Secretary views the yen as too cheap because of rate gaps — making the yen rally fundamentally US-sanctioned and reframing the FX framework as monetary-policy coordination. USD/JPY has fallen ~5 yen since Monday 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update: Waller puts September in play — markets instantly pare Fed hike bets Why: One of the FOMC's most credible hawks made the Sept 15–16 meeting live and data-conditional — hold if August inflation shows progress, hike if hot, "little cost to wait one meeting" — bets for a September interest rate hike pared back. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update: Russia's oil-and-gas budget revenue halved in a month: 424B roubles (Aug) vs 934B (Jul) Why it matters: A 55% MoM collapse in the Kremlin's revenues thanks to Ukraine's refinery attacks and Russia's turn to fuel imports — landing the same morning Putin floats peace talks. Wars end when money runs out; this print speeds up the clock! 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update: US diesel prices hit highest since 2022: the war finally arrives at the US pump Why: Diesel at 4-year highs is the Hormuz shock's most direct line into US goods inflation. Prices at the US pump are now the Iran war's domestic deadline, and Putin's comments earlier also come after pressure from Modi to end the war over the weekend. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Update: Putin: "There are chances for a peace agreement" — contacts with Washington continue Why it matters: Putin’s latest comments signal continued diplomatic engagement with Washington and leave the door open for a potential peace agreement. With Trump also recently raising the prospect of a summit, both sides are publicly pointing to diplomacy — a potentially supportive signal for risk sentiment if negotiations gain traction. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. #MarketComments

Markets on Tuesday: 🌎 After yesterday's 'retracement day', markets seem determined today to continue the trends we have seen develop on Friday's hawkish surprise at Jackson hole. Traders today look ahead to EU inflation reading and US Manufacturing PMI.  🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Update: European shares edged lower as fresh U.S-Iran strikes lifted oil prices and bond yields, while the STOXX 600 remained on track for a fifth straight monthly gain.   🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketComments

Markets on Monday: 🌎 The week is getting off to a volatile start, following last week’s comments by Warsh at Jackson Hole, which shifted market expectations, coupled with renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. With both monetary policy expectations and geopolitical risks in focus, can we expect yet another turbulent week ahead? 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

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Markets on Thursday: 🌎 Nvidia's earnings are out; and as usual, they beat expectations, and even beat expectations of higher than expected readings! US indices are moving higher and are expected to on revived enthusiasm in the AI space. Markets today await a calm day with focus only on Jackson hole symposium in Wyoming. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets on Wednesday: 🌎 After yesterday's trading that saw low volatility across major asset classes apart from oil, markets today brace for an eventful agenda as traders await today's US PCE inflation report and Nvidia's earnings after the market close. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets on Tuesday: 🌎 Markets continue trading in a retracement behavior after last week's strong directional moves specially on Dollar index and gold. Markets today look ahead to ADP weekly change and CB Consumer Confidence. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

What to watch this week: 📈 US July PCE Inflation (Wednesday) 💻 Nvidia Q2 earnings (Wednesday, after the close) 🎙 Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole keynote (Friday) 📊 BLS preliminary benchmark revision to payrolls (Friday) Learn more: https://ow.ly/yb6750ZEJvW

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Markets on Friday: 🌎 Markets trade in a volatile environment specially with crypto markets seeing bitcoin claim back 70K and aiming for 80K dollars probably today. Markets today look ahead to PMI data from major economies. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets on Thursday: 🌎Markets see a lot of volatility after US Treasury department announced an increase in buyback operations to 4 billion dollars in an effort to bring back yields under control, a step which markets see as temporary, and a reason to send crypto markets higher. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch