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Many large markets in the Asia-Pacific area fell by more than 1%, including Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and New Zealand. Singapore, India, and China's Shenzhen Composite were notable exceptions and posted minor gains. After reaching record highs yesterday, the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 h...

The dovish ECB's forward guidance and the unexpected rise in weekly US jobless claims to a two-month high sent bond yields tumbling. The US 10-year pulled back from 1.30%, and benchmark yields in the eurozone fell to new 3-4 month lows. New record virus cases in Sydney cast a pall ove...

Growth-oriented asset classes are likely to shine, but not equally. Above-trend growth is a supportive environment of risky assets like equities or credit. On valuation grounds, equities are looking a little cheaper. Geraldine Sundstrom and Erin Browne discuss PIMCO’s views...

US headline CPI year-over-year rate has accelerated every month from February (1.7%) through May (5.0%). No matter how it is measured, the US inflation is running ahead of the EU, Japan, and Singapore. Policymakers seem more concerned about price pressures than they are that growt...

The US jobs report and OPEC+ decision are awaited. The dollar remains bid. While the focus is on the employment report, the US also reports May's trade balance (deterioration is expected) and May factory orders. Only the yen and Canadian dollar are showing a hint of resilience, th...

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell for the fourth consecutive session, led by more than a 3% decline in the Nikkei. Neither Macron's En Marche party nor Le Pen's National Rally party did well in the first round of France's regional elections. North America has a light economic calen...

With the outcome of the FOMC meeting awaited, the dollar is narrowly mixed in quiet turnover. The Scandis are the weakest (~-0.3%) among the majors, while the Antipodeans are the strongest (~+0.25%). Equity markets are mixed, with the MSCI Asia Pacific Index succumbing to profit-t...

The second consecutive disappointing US jobs report stopped the dollar bounce cold. The question is whether that means that the greenback's downtrend, seen in April and May, will resume. The momentum indicators of the dollar had become stretched. Nevertheless, they seem to favor a con...

The recovery of the US 10-year yield is helping the US dollar firm. The Chinese yuan rose to new three-year highs today, and its 1.1% gain on the week is the most since last November. While the yen is bearing the burden on the week, with a 0.8% loss, the Antipodeans are leading th...

The Shanghai Composite jumped 2.4% today, the most since last October to reach a three-month high. The EU's confrontation with its neighbors is running at a high level. It is preparing more sanctions against Belarus. The US dollar remains trapped in its trough against the Canadian...