RBA Governor Stresses Optionality amid Risks to Inflation and Growth: The RBA maintained a slight hawkish bias on Tuesday, holding interest rates despite rising unemployment and signs pointing to subdued growth in Q2. Focus on stubborn CPI dlvr.it/TBgJ7X

Bitcoin (BTC) Testing Technical Resistance, Gold (XAU) Nudging Higher: Bitcoin has rallied sharply off Monday’s spike low but further gains are currently capped by a pair of simple moving averages. dlvr.it/TBjdBy

British Pound (GBP) Latest – BoE Policymaker Warns on Inflation, GBP/USD Analysis: Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann warned this weekend that the central bank’s battle with inflation continues, underpinning Sterling’s recent uplift. dlvr.it/TBpQwR

Nasdaq 100, Dow and Dax Continue to Rebound​​​​​​​: After recouping some of their recent losses last week, indices are looking for further gains. dlvr.it/TBpm8h

Alibaba Stock Price Faces Headwinds Ahead of Earnings: E-commerce giant Alibaba will report on 15 August, and weaker performance is expected due to growing competition and a slowing Chinese economy. dlvr.it/TBqVSw

UK Unemployment Rate Falls Unexpectedly, but Major Concerns Reappear: In June the UK Unemployment rate dropped, defying expectations while average earnings remained steady. However, July’s sharp rise in unemployment claims raises concern dlvr.it/TBs2ZX

Euro (EUR/USD) Latest – German Economic Outlook Slumps in August: The ZEW economic outlook turned sharply lower in August with economic expectations declining at their fastest rate in two years. dlvr.it/TBsQ9d

UK Headline Inflation Rises by Less Than Expected, GBP/USD Now Eyes US CPI: UK headline inflation rose from 2% in June to 2.2% in July, mainly driven by prices of gas and electricity falling by less than last year, according to the Office for National… dlvr.it/TBv1Gq

US CPI Steadies Around Estimates – USD and Treasuries Rise: The disinflationary process continues to make minor gains in the US as inflation data for July printed as expected for most measures. Dollar and treasuries rose, SPX futures oscillated dlvr.it/TBvk0s

UK Growth Continues to Show Signs of Recovery Despite Stagnant June Print: UK growth has been trending in the right direction even before the Bank of England voted to lower rates earlier this month. GBP/USD partially recovers from the July selloff dlvr.it/TBxbXp

Gold (XAU/USD) – Repeated Attempts at a Fresh All-Time High, US Retail Sales Weigh: Gold continues to test, and reject, its previous all-time high at $2,485/oz. and a break higher is being pared by a strong US retail sales report dlvr.it/TBxxfF

Nvidia's Q2 Earnings Preview: The Fight to Stay on Top​​​: ​​​What to look out for regarding Nvidia's Q2 earnings result on 28 August 2024.​​ dlvr.it/TC0XzL

US Dollar Remains Weak Ahead of Jackson Hole, USD/JPY and Gold Latest: The US dollar is trading at levels last seen eight months ago as traders wait for Fed chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech later this week. dlvr.it/TC61HS

Strong Yen Weighed on Japan’s Trade Balance in July, Fed Speakers up Next: The significant strengthening of the yen added to Japan’s trading deficit in July but economists and the market as a whole still expect another rate hike in December dlvr.it/TC9xbg

EUR/USD and GBP/USD Rallies Fuelled by Ongoing US Dollar Weakness: The UD dollar continues to weaken ahead of today’s FOMC minutes and Fed chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole appearance on Friday dlvr.it/TCBgS8

EUR/USD Underpinned by Better-Than-Expected Euro Area PMIs, Weak US Dollar: Today’s forecast beating Euro Area flash PMIs is underpinning the recent EUR/USD rally as Friday’s speech by Fed chair Jerome Powell nears. dlvr.it/TCDf9m

Japanese CPI and Ueda’s Comments Prop up the Yen Ahead of Powell’s Address: Japanese inflation provided a slight surprise to the upside, helping the yen gain some ground on the dollar. Markets, however, look to Jerome Powell’s speech later today dlvr.it/TCGyLb

Libya Outages and Middle East Tensions Spark Supply Concerns. WTI Nears key $77.40 Resistance: WTI crude nears pivotal $77.40 level and Brent crude shies away from confluence resistance. External factors continue to influence recent moves as Middle East… dlvr.it/TCRQMf

Gold (XAU/USD) and Silver (XAG/USD) Drift as US Dollar Pares Recent Losses: Gold and silver have come off their recent highs as the US dollar nudges higher ahead of the US open. Nvidia results after the US market closes will be key for risk sentiment. dlvr.it/TCTjcn

Upward Revision to Q2 GDP Aids the US Dollar’s Feeble Recovery: The second estimate of US GDP growth in Q2 saw an upward revision from 2.5% to 3%. However, US resilience has come under pressure, particularly in the labour market of late dlvr.it/TCWy8C