Key events:   China - Manufacturing PMI (Aug) Eurozone - CPI (YoY) (Aug) USA - Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Jul)   USA - Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Jul)   USA - Initial Jobless Claims On Wednesday, US stocks displayed resilience despite encountering weaker-than-expected economic data, with investor focus shifting towards the upcoming August job report set to be released on Friday.

Key events:   USA - Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Jul) USA - Initial Jobless Claims The closing of Wednesday witnessed a pronounced surge in US stocks, prominently propelled by the escalating value of Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) shares ahead of the company's quarterly financial disclosures. Nvidia's chips enjoy widespread utilization for artificial intelligence (AI) computing purposes.

Key events: USA - FOMC Member Harker Speaks      USA - FOMC Member Bowman Speaks      UK - BoE MPC Member Pill Speaks   European markets experienced modest gains on Friday, providing a slight reprieve at the end of an overall negative week. Market sentiment was weighed down by concerns over earnings guidance downgrades and rising long-term yields.

Key events: USA - Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Jul) USA - Nonfarm Payrolls (Jul) USA - Unemployment Rate (Jul) Canada - Employment Change (Jul) Canada - Unemployment Rate (Jul) Yesterday, European markets experienced another day of losses, with the DAX declining for the 4th consecutive day and the FTSE100 finishing lower for the 3rd straight session. However, both indices closed off their day's lows, indicating some potential resilience.

Key events: China - Manufacturing PMI (Jul) Eurozone - CPI (YoY) (Jul) On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average concluded with a gain, marking its third consecutive weekly victory as investors showed a strong interest in prominent tech and chip stocks. The surge came in response to a decline in Treasury yields, triggered by signs of decelerating inflation, which bolstered optimism that the Federal Reserve had likely delivered its final interest rate hike earlier in the week.

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Key events: USA - Fed Chair Powell Speaks USA - GDP (QoQ) (Q1) USA - Initial Jobless Claims USA - Pending Home Sales (MoM) (May) On Wednesday, the Nasdaq experienced a modest increase, supported by the performance of large-cap stocks. However, the S&P 500 and the Dow closed lower following remarks from US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Powell indicated the likelihood of additional rate hikes and expressed skepticism that inflation would reach the central bank's target rate "this year or next year."

Key events: UK - Unemployment Rate (Apr) UK - Average Earnings Index +Bonus (Apr)     USA - Core CPI (MoM) (May) On Monday, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq experienced a surge, reaching their highest closing levels since April 2022. Additionally, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) achieved a record high in anticipation of its quarterly results. Investors were eagerly awaiting inflation data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision scheduled for later in the week.

Key events: Australia - RBA Interest Rate Decision (Jun) Australia - RBA Rate Statement UK - Construction PMI (May) Canada - Ivey PMI (May) USA - EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook US stocks edged lower on Monday, trimming early gains, as investors weighed the near-term outlook for Apple while sifting through the economic data and plotting the slope for the Fed's final glide path as we near the end of their aggressive rate hike cycle.

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