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Oil is competing with interest rates
US CPI on Wednesday, oil and unrest in the Gulf, bank earnings from JPMorgan to Morgan Stanley, and gold and silver looking for a footing.
Rates, gold and grain set the tone
Friday update: the US 10-year yield and the Fed minutes, gold and silver after the drop, oil and the Iran talks, and USDA’s WASDE report at 12:00 ET.
Grain, rates and the jobs market
The week ahead in futures: US ISM services, the Fed minutes and jobless claims, the ECB account, USDA’s WASDE report for wheat, corn and soybeans, and oil inventories.
PCE and NFP take over
This week's futures outlook: US PCE inflation, Micron earnings, ISM and Friday's NFP report, plus eurozone inflation and NAV's unemployment figures for Norway.
US growth surprise puts rate jitters back in the driver's seat ahead of Friday's final data
Strong US PMI, labour-market and housing data lifted rate fears. The ECB got better growth data too, while the energy shock keeps inflation risk skewed to the upside.
PMI, Ifo and the ECB test rate optimism
This week's futures outlook: PMI data from the US and Europe, Germany's Ifo survey, ECB speeches and fresh signals from the labour market, housing and industry.