Bank of Japan Preview

Summary Bank of Japan (BoJ) policymakers are set to raise rates 25 bps this week, a now consensus view but a stance we took well...

Sunset Market Commentary

Markets European PMIs were nothing but the amuse-bouche ahead of the more important US economic update, if only because they don’t fuel further speculation for...

NFP Market Reactions: Stocks Open Timidly, Gold Rallies After NFP Report But Other Markets are Stuck

The Non-Farm Payrolls finally released, relatively on time, and came at a small beat on expectations (64K vs 40K expected) while the Unemployment rate...

US: Payrolls rise 64k in November, But Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Ticks Higher to 4.6% 

Non-farm employment rose 64k in November, slightly ahead of the consensus forecast in Bloomberg (50k). November's reading marked an uptick in hiring from October...

US: Retail Sales Flat, Surprisingly Strong Core Sales in October

Retail sales were flat in October, held back by a 1.7% drop at dealer lots. The headline result was slightly weaker than consensus. Non-core sales...

US Payrolls Look a Little Different Today

Markets Yesterday was your typical waiting game in the run-up to today much anticipated US payrolls report. Rotation forces remained at play on stock markets...
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