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Untying The Gordian Knot

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<ul><li>Due to conflicting factors, it has been a volatile week in the Australian and Japanese bonds and currencies.</li><li>This week, the decisions and guidance from the ECB and BOJ have caused disruptions as they were out of consensus.</li><li>The yield curve for Europe and Asia-Pacific 5-30 has begun to steepen.</li></ul>

Due to conflicting factors, it has been a volatile week in the Australian and Japanese bonds and currencies.This week, the decisions and guidance from the ECB and BOJ have caused disruptions as they were out of consensus.The yield curve for Europe and Asia-Pacific 5-30 has begun to steepen.

Australia and Japan Set to Lead Global Bear Steepening

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Scotiabank

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<ul><li>The USD is trading mixed to slightly firmer as markets show signs of calming after the volatility seen earlier in the week. Stocks are trading higher in Europe and rose modestly in Asia; US equity futures are positive.</li><li>US 10Y yields are holding near the recent high at 4.20% but intraday trends are largely tracking other major bond markets.</li><li>Commodities are mixed to firmer (crude and iron ore). The NOK and AUD are moderate outperformers on the day (reflecting gains in relevant commodities noted above). </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The USD is trading mixed to slightly firmer as markets show signs of calming after the volatility seen earlier in the week. Stocks are trading higher in Europe and rose modestly in Asia; US equity futures are positive.US 10Y yields are holding near the recent high at 4.20% but intraday trends are largely tracking other major bond markets.Commodities are mixed to firmer (crude and iron ore). The NOK and AUD are moderate outperformers on the day (reflecting gains in relevant commodities noted above). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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<ul><li>Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%.</li><li>The central bank signalled that it will remain data dependent, maintaining its hiking bias on the back of inflation worries.</li><li>Still robust data from the real economy but also lower inflation data has buoyed markets view of a soft landing.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Key summer developments at a glance: The Fed increased the funds rate by 25bp to the range 5.25-5.50%.The central bank signalled that it will remain data dependent, maintaining its hiking bias on the back of inflation worries.Still robust data from the real economy but also lower inflation data has buoyed markets view of a soft landing.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

<ul><li>FX Market Update —The USD remains firm after yesterday gains.</li><li>US Treasurys remain under pressure following the Fitch news and, perhaps more especially, the US Treasury refunding announcement which highlighted a significant increase in supply over the coming year —even though this would not have been a surprise for the Treasury market.</li><li>Weak Treasurys are weighing on global yields and extending pressure on stocks.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Market Update —The USD remains firm after yesterday gains.US Treasurys remain under pressure following the Fitch news and, perhaps more especially, the US Treasury refunding announcement which highlighted a significant increase in supply over the coming year —even though this would not have been a surprise for the Treasury market.Weak Treasurys are weighing on global yields and extending pressure on stocks.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - USD Supported by Rising Yields

<ul><li>Fitch’s announcement late yesterday that it was cutting the US sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA+ caught the market by surprise.</li><li>The decision was unexpected, even though the agency had put the US on ratings watch negative back in May.</li><li>S&amp;P Global cut its sovereign rating for the US back in 2011 and was widely criticized for the decision then. The Fitch downgrade has also been criticized, with Treasury Sec.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Fitch’s announcement late yesterday that it was cutting the US sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA+ caught the market by surprise.The decision was unexpected, even though the agency had put the US on ratings watch negative back in May.S&amp;P Global cut its sovereign rating for the US back in 2011 and was widely criticized for the decision then. The Fitch downgrade has also been criticized, with Treasury Sec.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Snapshot - Fitch Ratings Cut Not Fatal, but Not Good for the USD

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