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UK manufacturing order books improve – CBI Industrial Trends Survey (Aug 2026)Manufacturing order books saw a noticeable improvement in August according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey (ITS), following a sharp deterioration over April-July. Total order books were reported as below “normal” to the least extent since November 2024, with export o
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Introducing the Bessent Put in TreasuriesWhile increasing liquidity buy-back operations by $2bn might seem like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic given the US national debt of $40tr, yesterday's intervention by the US Treasury has been warmly greeted by investors around the world. As ING's Padhraic Garvey writes, th
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To Support the US Treasury Market, Bessent Sent the Greenback ReelingThe US Treasury announcement early in North America yesterday that it would at least double the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities. The current maximum size is $16 bln a quarter. The stepped-up purchases will take effect on Sep
2026.08.20268
Australian Dollar Outlook: Jobs Cool, AUD/JPY and AUD/NZD in FocusAustralia’s labour market continued to soften in July, with unemployment rising to 4.5%, employment contracting and participation falling. The data is unlikely to trigger an RBA policy shift, but it further reduces the case for another hike. The Australian dollar reaction was mut
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US Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - August 2026 ReportManufacturing activity in the region continued to expand overall, according to the firms responding to the August Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey’s indicator for general activity rose to a five-year high. The new orders and shipments indexes moved lower but rema
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Canadian industrial product and raw materials price indexes, July 2026Prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), increased 0.6% month over month in July and gained 12.4% year over year. Meanwhile, prices of raw materials purchased by manufacturers operating in Canada, as measured by the Raw
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US Unemployment Insurance Weekly ClaimsIn the week ending August 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 206,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 209,000 to 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 204,000, an in
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Treasury yields rebound, wiping out the decline following Bessent’s interventionBond yields climbed Thursday morning, erasing most of the pullback they saw the previous day after the Treasury Department announced an intervention aimed at easing pressure on longer-dated government debt. The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond — the primary focus of the ac
2026.08.20273
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the US Edged Up in JulyThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US increased by 0.2% in July 2026 to 99.5 (2016=100), after an upwardly revised decline of 0.1% in June. As a result, the LEI's six-month growth rate turned positive, to an increase of 0.2% between January and July 2026,
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US Dollar Debasement Has BegunYesterday’s surprise announcement by the US Treasury that it’s increasing buybacks of longer-dated bonds sent two clear signals. The first is that the recent rise in long-term yields - which had risen to their highest level in over twenty years - was crossing an important pain th
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EIA: US natural gas inventories up by 16 BcfWorking natural gas in storage across the United States increased by 16 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the week ending August 14, compared with the previous seven-day period, to reach 3,169 Bcf, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday. On an annual basis, the n
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Ranked: Countries That Hold the Most Reserves in GoldGold remains a major reserve asset for many of the world’s largest economies, but its weight in national reserves ranges from 0% to over 80%. This graphic ranks selected economies by the share of their central bank reserves held in gold in 2025. The data for this visualization co
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