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December 12, 2025 1:00 PM UTC

FOMC eases by 25bps, dots unchanged from September
Powell's Remark Post FOMC
Swiss SNB Preserving Ammunition
Bank of Canada Rate Level Still Appropriate Despite Stronger Data
UK GDP  Shows Underlying and Headline Economy Negative, Fragile and Listless

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December 5, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Potential New Dovish Fed Chair 
Could See DXY Extending late-November losses
Services Inflation Still Problematic for EZ
BoE Offers Financial Boost?
USD/JPY Under pressure after Bloomberg Report

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November 28, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

No More Cut Signaled by RBNZ
More Detail on Japan Stimulus
U.S. Fed's Waller Advocating ease on labor market concerns
U.S. September Retail Sales lose momentum, PPI strong in goods but weak in services
UK Budget Shows Deferring the Fiscal Pain

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November 21, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. September Employment Makes Case for a December easing looks a little weaker
And See Risk Asset Continue its Correction
These Week's Fed Speaker
Japan's Takaichi Outlines More Stimulus
UK CPI Down from Likely Peak

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November 14, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. Government Reopens After Long Shutdown
This Week's Fed Speakers
UK GDP Shows Underlying Economy Listless
Japan/China Tensions Over Taiwan
Chinese CPI Rises Helped By Government Pressure

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November 7, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Fiscal Elephant in the Room Ignored by BOE
RBA's Hawkish tilt
Norges Bank Ready For December Cut?
Riksbank Board Sticks to it Plans
Canada Budget Sees Larger Deficits, Slower Growth

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October 31, 2025 11:55 AM UTC

U.S-China Trade Tensions Ease, US-Canada Tensions Escalate
FOMC eases by 25bps, to conclude quantitative tightening on December 1
Bank of Canada Hawkish Ease with Current Rate Level Seen as Appropriate
7-2 Hold for BoJ
ECB Hedging its Bets

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October 24, 2025 12:00 PM UTC

When And How Will the U.S. Government Shutdown End
U.S.-Canada's Fragile Relationship
Firm but a little less so in core rate for U.S. September CPI
A Final and Lower Than Expected UK CPI
New Japan PM Elected

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October 17, 2025 11:00 AM UTC

U.S-China Trade Tensions May Escalate Further Before Eventually Fading
This Week's Fed Speaker
Japan Political Turbulence Strengthen
First Phrase of India–US Trade Negotiations
UK GDP Moving Sideways At Best

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October 10, 2025 11:00 AM UTC

No dramatic divisions from FOMC Minutes
This Week's Fed Speakers
RBNZ Provides More Dovish Surprise
Japanese New PM Sunk JPY
Another France Prime Minister Bites the Dust

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October 3, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. Government Shutdown Starting October 1
Another Round of Trump Tariffs
FOMC Minutes to show differing views on the future rates path
And this Week's Fed Speakers
Data Dependency Continues for RBA

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September 26, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

This Week's Fed Speakers
U.S. Initial Claims, GDP revisions, Durables and Trade all stronger than expected
No Deadair For Trump
SNB Staying at Zero 
Riksbank Delivers Final Rate Cut

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September 19, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

FOMC eases by 25bps, dots see two more 25bps moves this year
BoJ Holding the lines
Guillotine for Gilts after BOE
Clear consensus to ease from Bank of Canada
More Caution But Another Cut Flagged for Norges Bank This Year

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September 12, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Japanese PM Ishiba Resigned Under Party Pressure
U.S. August CPI firmer than expected
U.S. March 2025 Non-Farm Payroll Benchmark Revised Down
And more political uncertainty in the U.S.
Steady ECB Council Meeting

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September 5, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump Keep the Ball Rolling
U.S. August Non-Farm Payrolls Similar to July's
This Week's Fed Speakers
More consolidation for DXY
EZ HICP Headline Inflation Edges Higher

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August 29, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Jackson Hole Review
Fed Independence Challenged By Trump
This Week's Fed Speakers
All Lead to USD Chopping Lower
India–US Trade Talks Stalled

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August 22, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

No Ceasefire Agreement from Trump-Putin Summit
Slow Progress for U.S./China Trade Deal
Riksbank Still Flagging Final Rate Cut
RBNZ Guidance with Dovish Surprise 
UK CPI Pull Even Higher by   Special Factors

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August 15, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. July CPI a marginal disappointment
This Week's Fed Speakers
RBA Cut 25bps as expected
Job Concerns Growing for Norges Bank 
Fresh Upside Growth Surprise for UK GDP 

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August 8, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump Tougher Posture with Russia
And His Barrage of New Tariffs
Are Dragging the DXY Lower
This Week's Fed Speakers
Trump Tougher Posture with Russia

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August 1, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S.-EU Trade Agreement More a Framework Than a full Deal
No TACO From Trump
FOMC leaves rates unchanged
Consensus to hold for Bank of Canada 
BoJ As Expected

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July 25, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Japan's LDP Likely Lose Control of the Japan Upper House
Mission Accomplished for Japan?
Trump Deals with Japan, Philippines and Indonesia
USD/JPY Consolidating
ECB Policy ‘On Hold’ Leaves Easing Door Open

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July 18, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump’s Tariffs and Markets
This Week's Fed Speakers
And Slate of U.S. Data Showing Limited Tariff pass-through 
China: GDP Resilient in Q2
UK Services Inflation Fails to Fall Further

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July 11, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump's latest Tariffs
This Week's Fed Speakers
RBA Does not Cut to Market's Surprise
RBNZ Holding on to Their Last Cut
Another Downside Surprise for UK GDP 

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July 4, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump Tariffs: Update
Some signs of slowing activity in U.S. June Employment 
These Week's Fed Speaker
DXY Fresh Lows
EZ HICP and ECB Strategy

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June 27, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

The Fragile Ceasefire Between Iran and Israel
Ukraine War Continuing Probability is Now at 70%
This Week's Slate of Fed Speakers
Seems to be tilted dovish
And Could Pressure the DXY

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June 20, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Fed Hold Then Cautious Easing
Labour Market Softness Triggers a Dovish BoE Hold 
SNB Cut to Zero, But Negative Rates an Option
Norges Bank Coming (Very) Late to the Party
Riksbank Cuts and Flags Possible Further Move

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June 13, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Israel Strikes Iran Nuclear Facilities and Key Target
China and July 9 U.S. Reciprocal Tariff Deadline
U.S. May CPI Shows Little tariff pass-through
Soft U.S. May PPI but recent revisions have been large
UK GDP Overstating Activity

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June 6, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Thoughts on Trump’s 50% Steel And Aluminum
Fed Speakers This Week
Some likely slowing for U.S. May Employment 
Consensus to hold in June for Bank of Canada 
China Banking Problems

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May 30, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Court Ruling Affects Trump Reciprocal and Fentanyl Tariff
Fed Speakers This Week
RBNZ Sees a Turning Point
US Stepped-Up Tariff Threat on Eurozone
USD/JPY Stays Depressed

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May 23, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Fed Speakers This Week
UK-EU Getting Back on the (Political) Fence
RBA Cut by 25bps
How Durable a Surge in UK CPI 
The Greenback Stays Pressured

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May 16, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

China and UK Precedents for Trump Tariffs
U.S./China Trade Truce Reduce Downside and Extra Stimulus Prospects
India Redraws the Rules
U.S. April CPI Shows Little tariff pass-through so far
UK Q1 GDP Jumps But Erratic and Overstating Activity

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May 9, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

India, Pakistan, and the New Escalation Paradigm
Tariff Man Posing for Another Strike
FOMC leaves rates unchanged, sees increased risk on both sides of mandate
BoE Divided by Scenarios
Norges Bank Policy Easing Continues to be Deferred
Riksbank Fresh Easing Hints Confirmed

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May 2, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

The Hope for A Peace Deal in Ukraine Seems Not Close
China South China Sea Tensions
U.S. Q1 GDP dips while Imports Surge goes into Inventories and Business Investment
U.S. April Employment Will Provide few Clear Signals for Labor Market Weakness
BoJ Halved 2025 GDP Forecast 

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April 25, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

All Eyes Remain on Trump
First Sign of De-escalation between U.S. and China?
Fed Speakers latest View
Minor Rebound for the USD
USD/JPY Continue to Chop

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April 11, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. Trade Complication Persists
Prospect of a U.S.-China Trade Deal
U.S. March CPI Shows Pre-tariff momentum appears lower than was realised
And a barrage of Fed Speakers 
USD/JPY Searching for Lower Grounds 

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April 4, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Tariff Man In the Spotlight But Inflation may be the biggest worry for the U.S.
The Potential EZ/EU Response for U.S. Tariffs
Fed Speakers' Views
U.S. March Non-Farm Payroll Stronger than January and February
RBA Kept Rates Unchanged

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March 28, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Tariff man Strikes Auto
USD/JPY Rose on its Mark
Norges Bank's Policy Easing Delayed but Far From Abandoned
UK Inflation Slips Even as Services Fail to Soften
Bank of Canada March Minutes Debate over the 25bps easing

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March 21, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

FOMC leaves rates unchanged
A Placeholder Meeting for BoJ
BoE Being Careful Amid Data Conflicts
Everything Unchanged for Riksbank 
SNB 25 bp Cut Likely To Last

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March 14, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. Dollar Under Trump
Trump’s Policies and U.S. Equities
U.S. February CPI Renewed progress, but threatened by tariffs
Bank of Canada Another Cut
PBOC Slow Cuts with 5% Nominal GDP

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March 7, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump Tariffs Bad for The U.S. Worse For Canada
U.S. February Non-Farm Payrolls to be Stronger than January, but slower than November and December
ECB Disinflation Still On Track But Policy now ‘Work in Progress’
Only Moderate Fiscal Stimulus for China
Germany Attempts to Unlock Debt Brake

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February 28, 2025 4:20 PM UTC

U.S. 25% Tariff for Cars, Pharma and Semiconductors? 
U.S. February Non-Farm Payrolls Should be Stronger than January
RBA began Easing
RBNZ Continue to Frontload
UK Inflation Jumps

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February 21, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

U.S. 25% Tariff for Cars, Pharma and Semiconductors? 
U.S. February Non-Farm Payrolls Should be Stronger than January
RBA began Easing
RBNZ Continue to Frontload
UK Inflation Jumps

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February 14, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Negotiations to End Ukraine War to Start Soon
Trump’s Tariffs on Steel Then Reciprocal and Then Cars
U.S. January CPI A clear disappointment
USD/JPY Getting the Ebbs and Flows
UK GDP Surprise Resilience

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February 7, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump The Tariff Man
China/U.S. Trade War Again
Uncertain BoE MPC Signals It Needs to be Careful
U.S. January Non-Farm Payrolls Likely A slower month given bad weather
EZ HICP Headline Rises Amid Still Friendly Core Messages

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January 31, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

FOMC leaves rates unchanged
U.S. Q4 GDP Led by Strong Consumer Spending
ECB Policy Still Restrictive
Bank of Canada eases by 25bps as expected
Riksbank Shifts to Easing Bias

This week's five highlights

January 24, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

Trump's Policy and Market
China/U.S. Trade Relation
BoJ Hikes by 25bps
And Should Support JPY
Norges Bank's Head Stays in the Sand

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January 17, 2025 4:48 PM UTC

U.S. December CPI A modest comfort to the Fed
U.S. December Retail Sales still solid
USD/JPY Capped by Potential BoJ Hike
UK GDP Continued Weakness Evident
China Hits 5% for 2024 but Still Imbalanced

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January 10, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

2025 First round of Fed Speaker's Remark
December  FOMC Minutes Moving towards a more careful approach
U.S. December Employment Closer to solid underlying trend
Our thoughts on Trump Policies 
Japan Wage Continue to Grow at 3%

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January 3, 2025 10:00 AM UTC

No fireworks for the New Year
USD Begun the Year Strong
And JPY Holding Onto Lows