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June 26, 2026
Economic Data and Events Week Ahead Jun 29 - Jul 3
June 26, 2026 2:45 PM UTC
The week ahead has plenty of notable events, spanning Eurozone inflation on one side, to US payrolls on the other, and with central bank speakers all round - the ECB Sintra conference at the start of the week hears from Lagarde and then a panel that includes Warsh and Bailey.
Preview: Due July 7 - U.S. May Trade Balance - Advance goods data shows deficit up sharply
June 26, 2026 1:52 PM UTC
We expect a May trade deficit of $78.7bn, up from $55.9bn in April and the widest deficit since a pre-tariff record of $133.0bn in March 2025. We expect a 3.4% decline in exports after four straight gains and a 3.1% increase in imports, which would be a fourth straight gain.
ECB Sin(a)tra Preview: Should the ECB Only Consider My Way?
June 26, 2026 1:29 PM UTC
The speed and manner in which the ECB adopted a hawkish stance is response to the Middle East conflict was no surprise; it has many precedents, some of which have led to policy errors which we think may be being repeated at this juncture. Indeed, despite friendlier price and costs signals, the ECB
U.S. May Advance Goods Trade - Exports slip, imports remain strong, negative for GDP
June 26, 2026 12:50 PM UTC
May’s advance goods US trade deficit of $105.8bn is a sharp deterioration from April’s $83.0bn and the widest deficit since a pre-tariff record of $158.7bn seen in March 2025. Exports plunged by 5.4% after four straight solid gains while imports increased by 3.6%, this the fourth straight solid
Turkiye Inflation Preview: CPI is Expected to Slightly Increase in June
June 26, 2026 12:37 PM UTC
Bottom line: After standing at 32.6% annually in May, we expect consumer price index (CPI) will slightly surge to around 32.8%-33.0% y/y in June due to secondary impacts of the energy price shocks stemming from Middle East tensions. June print will be announced by Turkish Statistical Institute (TU
U.S. Trimmed Mean and Median PCE Price Indices not as strong as Core PCE
June 26, 2026 7:05 AM UTC
The Dallas Fed’s Trimmed Mean PCE inflation index, which is reported to be a series favored by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, as well as the Cleveland Fed’s Median PCE price index, look a little less alarming than the Fed’s officially targeted Core PCE price index. This could be used as an argument ag
Mexico: Banxico Pause, But MXN and USMCA Renegotiations
June 26, 2026 7:04 AM UTC
· As expected Banxico left the policy rate unchanged at 6.50%, with the focus now on the lagged benefit of easing and also what will happen with the USMCA negotiations. Banxico will likely keep the current policy rate through end 2026, given concerns that the Fed could tighten – eve
EUR/USD flows: Consolidating into w/e, risk heavy but choppy
June 26, 2026 6:44 AM UTC
Still somewhat slower heading into the weekend, though the heavier corrective risk tone is still prevailing – Nasdaq future off 1% to be inching a low for the week. It still needs to go some way further to be actually breaking down from an 8-week top if that’s how this choppier action if recent