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Markets Update: Monday: 🇺🇸 Fed's Goolsbee discusses monetary policy. A firmer inflation message could support USD and yields; greater concern about growth could reverse that reaction. Gold and US indices are exposed. 🇨🇦 BoC Governor Macklem's prepared remarks are released, before his 15:20 speech. A press conference follows at approximately 16:30. CAD traders should watch how he balances inflation and growth risks. 🛢 Oil: Reuters reports hopes of diplomacy and a partial recovery in Saudi shipments, alongside continuing attacks. Further supply recovery could ease inflation pressure; renewed disruption could reverse it. 🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trade: Sunday's US-China talks covered potential tariff reductions and AI cooperation. Watch for concrete announcements; proposals are not completed deals. 🟡 Gold faces competing forces: easing geopolitical stress may reduce safe-haven demand, while lower real yields could help. A stronger dollar can work against it. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets Update: Monday, 21 September 🇺🇸 Fed's Goolsbee discusses monetary policy. A firmer inflation message could support USD and yields, while greater concern about growth could weigh on both. Gold and US indices remain exposed. 🇨🇦 BoC Governor Macklem speaks. Prepared remarks are released at 15:05, followed by his speech at 15:20 and a press conference around 16:30. CAD traders should watch how he balances inflation and growth risks. 🛢 Oil: Hopes for diplomacy and a partial recovery in Saudi shipments are competing with ongoing attacks. Further supply recovery could ease inflation pressure; renewed disruption could have the opposite effect. 🇺🇸🇨🇳 US-China trade: Sunday's talks covered potential tariff reductions and AI cooperation. Markets will watch for concrete announcements, but proposals are not completed deals. 🥇 Gold: Competing forces remain in play. Easing geopolitical stress could reduce safe-haven demand, while lower real yields could provide support. A stronger dollar could weigh on prices. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! Not investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor Energy supply: Four commodity vessels reportedly crossed Hormuz on Thursday, versus a ten-day average near 16. Iran’s IRGC claimed it attacked a Togo-flagged tanker. Separately, sources reported Russia’s Yaroslavl refinery halted processing after a drone strike. 🗞 Stay tuned for further market developments. Not investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets Update: Friday: 🇬🇧UK August retail sales. July's sales volumes fell 0.5% month on month. Stronger spending could support GBP; weaker data would raise growth concerns. 🇯🇵BoJ press conference. The bank has announced a rate rise to 1.25%, effective 24 September. Firmer guidance could support JPY 🇺🇸US August industrial production. July output rose 0.2%, with capacity utilisation at 76.3%. Stronger activity could support growth-sensitive indices but also lift yields 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor 🇯🇵🇺🇸 Japan–US investment: Nikkei reports chip-factory discussions as part of the $550B investment talks, with potential construction spending of several trillion yen. No completed deal has been reported. ⚡️ Energy supply: Reported Hormuz commodity-vessel traffic fell to just 3 vessels, versus a 10-day average of around 17. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: The kingdom reportedly targets half-capacity pipeline restoration within days and full capacity in ~6 weeks. These remain targets. 🗞 Stay tuned for further market developments. Not investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets Update: Thursday 🇪🇺 Eurozone inflation: Final headline CPI came in at 3.2% YoY, below the 3.3% expected. Core inflation held steady at 2.4%. 🏦 ECB: Makhlouf pointed to upside inflation risks but said there are no concerning second-round effects. He kept future policy options open. 🇫🇷 French borrowing costs: Auction yields rose to 3.78% for four-year debt and 3.59% for three-year debt, while bid-to-cover ratios declined. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage throughout the day! Not investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor Diplomacy: US officials reportedly met Houthis in Oman following the seizure of a strategic Red Sea coastal stretch. No agreement was reported. US housing: Mortgage applications fell 4.1%, while the MBA mortgage rate rose to 6.97%, from 6.85%. German borrowing costs: The 30-year Bund auction yield rose to 3.90%, from 3.64%, with a lower bid-to-cover ratio. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor 🇪🇺European inflation: Spain’s final HICP exceeded forecasts at 4.6% yearly; France undershot at 2.6%. German wholesale inflation accelerated 12:30 — US August retail sales. Forecast: +0.8% month on month, after −0.6%. A stronger reading could support the dollar and reinforce expectations of tighter policy; equities face a growth-versus-rates trade-off. 🛢14:30 — EIA crude inventories. Forecast: a 1.5 million-barrel draw. Watch the oil reaction alongside Saudi supply headlines. 🏦18:00 — Fed decision and rate projections; 18:30 — press conference. Forecasts for 25 bps hike, guidance that is more hawkish than expected could lift USD and real yields, weighing on gold and rate-sensitive indices. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets Update: Wednesday: 🇬🇧UK inflation: CPI rose to 3.1% yearly, from 2.9%, matching forecasts. Core inflation held at 2.6%; services inflation stayed at 3.4%, below the 3.5% forecast. 📈UK producer prices: Output prices increased 3.7% yearly, above 3.3% expected. Input inflation reached 6.1%, versus 5.4% forecast, although the monthly increase undershot expectations. 🇪🇺European security: FinancialJuice reports the EU will propose a European Security Council under a new defence plan. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor European inflation: Spain’s final HICP exceeded forecasts at 4.6% yearly; France undershot at 2.6%. German wholesale inflation accelerated to 6.8% UK: Annual earnings growth slowed to 3.9%; seasonally adjusted employment fell 26,000 versus 5,000 expected. Hormuz: Erem News, citing diplomatic sources, reports US consideration of an “oil truce” providing safe tanker routes. No agreement is confirmed. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Markets Update: Tuesday: China: Industrial output grew 5.2% yearly, beating the 4.8% forecast, but retail sales rose just 0.4% versus 0.8% expected. Unemployment increased to 5.3%; January–August investment fell 7.2%. Hormuz: The IRGC claimed the strait was closed. Subsequent shipping headlines described declining traffic, so complete closure remains unverified. Russia–Ukraine: Trump claimed a reciprocal halt to energy strikes; Zelenskiy subsequently made Ukraine’s participation conditional on Russia agreeing. A settled truce is not established. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor Saudi pipeline: repairs could take 3–5 weeks, with the pipeline mostly offline. Canada: CPI matched forecasts at 3% yearly and −0.1% monthly; trimmed and median inflation were unchanged. BoE outlook: Goldman Sachs expects a 3.75% hold with a 6–3 vote, while flagging a possible narrower split. This is an analyst forecast. Other energy: US strategic-reserve refilling planned within months. Kazakhstan’s January–August oil production fell 8.4%, according to Interfax 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Scope Markets News Monitor 🇺🇸 Fed: 86/101 economists now expect a September 16 hike to 3.75%–4.00%, vs. 65/93 previously expecting a hold. 🌊 Hormuz: Iran listed 77 vessels as violating its protocols and threatened restrictions, fines, detention or confiscation. 🇪🇺 ECB: Stournaras said timely action could reduce the need for painful hikes later. 🕊 Diplomacy: Japan and Yemen discussed Bab el-Mandeb de-escalation. Kremlin welcomed Trump’s call to stop refinery strikes; no ceasefire agreement reported. 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

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Markets Update: Monday: 🌎 Energy headlines could set the tone. Reuters reports disruption to Saudi Arabia’s East–West oil pipeline, while AP says Monday’s Oman-hosted Hormuz talks were postponed. Watch for confirmed repair updates or renewed diplomacy. 🇨🇦 15:30 — Canada inflation Forecasts for August CPI at 3.0% YoY and 0.0% MoM 🇪🇺 18:15 — Lagarde; panel at 18:35 EUR and European indices could react if the ECB president elaborates on rates 🇨🇳 Tuesday 05:00 — China activity data Industrial output growth of 4.8% YoY and retail sales growth of 0.8% 🗞 Stay tuned for live news coverage during the day! *Not an investment advice. Trading carries risk. | #MarketWatch

Let's prepare for the week ahead. 📆 Take a look at the most important upcoming Economic Events! - #What2Watch | #MarketCalendar | #MarketOutlook