Key Themes of the Week
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US PCE (Friday) → most important inflation gauge for the Fed. Expected +0.26% M/M, 2.9% Y/Y. Any surprise = big impact (DXY, US Bonds, Nasdaq/S&P).
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Nvidia Earnings (Wednesday) → AI hype trigger. Q2 rev. est. $45.5B, but outlook may be cautious (China). Guidance = bigger driver than actual numbers.
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PBoC MLF (Monday) → expected hold, ¥600B injection. China still weak → Asia sentiment.
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RBA Minutes (Tuesday) & Australia CPI (Wednesday) → key for AUD, broader inflation outlook.
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ECB Minutes (Thursday) → not much surprise expected, but EUR/USD could react to FX commentary.
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Tokyo CPI (Friday) → important for BoJ rate expectations, JPY sensitive.
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Canada GDP (Friday) → relevant for BoC rate path, moves CAD.
Event-by-Event
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Mon: PBoC MLF (hold expected), German Ifo. → Sentiment check for DAX.
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Tue: RBA & Riksbank minutes. US Case-Shiller housing. → AUD/SEK moves possible.
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Wed: Australia CPI, Nvidia earnings. → AUD volatility, NVDA → Tech/Nasdaq trigger.
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Thu: ECB minutes, US GDP 2nd estimate. → EUR & US Bonds.
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Fri: Tokyo CPI, US PCE, Canada GDP, EU & DE data. → Volatile weekly close.
Market Outlook
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DAX / EuroStoxx: downside risk if EU data weak + dovish ECB tone.
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Nasdaq / S&P: Nvidia = key trigger. Strong → AI rally, weak → risk-off. US PCE is the main driver.
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FX:
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EUR/USD → ECB minutes likely neutral, focus on US PCE.
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AUD/USD → CPI crucial (higher = AUD squeeze).
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USD/JPY → driven by Tokyo CPI + US PCE.
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CAD → weak GDP = CAD sell-off.
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Gold: dependent on USD & US PCE. Higher inflation = pressure on gold.
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Oil: geopolitics + CAD GDP = secondary drivers.
Weekly focus: Wednesday & Friday (NVDA earnings + US PCE).
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Before NVDA → tech choppy, lots of gamma flows.
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Before PCE → FX & rates defensive.

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