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1237 Gold Holds Firm Despite Stronger US Dollar and Hawkish FedGold has held up remarkably well despite a stronger US dollar, rising rate expectations and increasingly hawkish Fed rhetoric. With DXY momentum beginning to fade near resistance, a short-term dollar pullback could provide gold with room to rebound. While the Fed delivered a hawk 2026.09.21 1238 RBA's Hunter says rates may need to rise again as inflation risks stay tilted higherThe Reserve Bank of Australia's chief economist said the Bank may need to raise interest rates for a fourth time this year, adding weight to market expectations of a hike as soon as next week, Reuters reported. Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter, appearing on the 9Now podcast The Pa 2026.09.21 1239 Five things to watch for the Trump-Xi summitMany in China sound far more optimistic than those in the U.S. about the bilateral relationship, ahead of a highly anticipated summit this week. It reflects Beijing’s growing confidence, after China was the first major economy to retaliate against the Trump administration’s “Libe 2026.09.22 1240 NZ: Preview of Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal UpdateThe Treasury will release the Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) on 29 September (1pm NZT). The PREFU, which is required under the Public Finance Act, will update the economic and fiscal forecasts contained in Budget 2026, reflecting the latest economic and fiscal in 2026.09.22 1241 US-Iran deal hard to come by: QatarQatar is working to help secure a short-term agreement between the US and Iran to restart negotiations and pave the way for broader regional talks, but the path to a deal remains fraught, a senior Qatari official said on Monday. "Any agreement right now is not going to be a final 2026.09.22 1242 Rates Spark: Time not on France’s sideEUR rates started the week better supported, which was mostly owing to oil prices sinking towards US$100/bbl and taking front to intermediate rates lower alongside. Risk sentiment also improved on the back of these developments. Within the European government bond space, this has 2026.09.22 1243 RBA Gov. Bullock: Supply shocks pose challenges for monetary policyRBA Gov. Bullock: Supply shocks pose challenges for monetary policy RBA Gov. Bullock: Monetary policy needs to tackle second-round inflation effects 2026.09.22 1244 How to monitor the persistent tightness in the US labor marketThe US labor market has improved in 2026, adding an average 80,000 new jobs a month compared to less than 10,000 a month in 2025— highlighting our view on why it’s hard to bet against the US economy. We continue to expect the job market will remain tight even as the Federal Reser 2026.09.22 1245 New Zealand central bank chief sees risks to economy, inflationNew Zealand’s top central banker said on Tuesday if recent gains in oil prices persist it would lead to “somewhat” higher inflation than previously forecast, adding that there remained significant risks to the country’s economic recovery. In notes from a speech given in Dunedin 2026.09.22 1246 Trump, Xi seek trade stability and deals, but AI, tariffs and Iran loom largePresident Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s aims of bolstering trade stability and clinching economic wins could be scrambled by a roiling debate over artificial intelligence, as well as shifting U.S. tariffs and an Iran war-related sanctions operation. The two leaders 2026.09.22 1247 Public sector finances, UK: August 2026Borrowing rose by around a fifth compared with August 2025, as spending increased more than government income from taxes and other receipts, partly reflecting the impacts of inflation. Borrowing in the financial year to August 2026 was below the same period last year, but higher 2026.09.22 1248 U.K. Housing Surveys and Consumer Sentiment Support the View of Weak GrowthThe exhibits in this report feature a graph based on the RICS survey showing U.K. sales expectations for the next three months versus the last three months, while tabular data show Nationwide housing prices and how they are moving month-to-month as well as year-over-year. In addi 2026.09.22