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1285 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 2026.08.20 1286 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 2026.08.20 1287 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 2026.08.20 1288 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 2026.08.20 1289 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 2026.08.20 1290 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 2026.08.20 1291 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 2026.08.20 1292 Trump bemoans Fed interest rate policy, says U.S. should be paying much lessPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed frustration that the Federal Reserve isn’t cutting interest rates, insisting that solid economic data shouldn’t stop the central bank from adopting an easier policy stance. As he has done in the past, Trump accused Fed officials of ha 2026.08.20 1293 Deutsche Bank sees 4 reasons Treasury buyback move is US dollar negative (ps. Fed hike too?)Deutsche Bank has offered a pointed read on the US Treasury's surprise announcement to sharply increase buybacks of long-end government debt, arguing the move is best understood as a form of financial repression that carries clear negative implications for the dollar. In a note r 2026.08.20 1294 Major Currencies Diverge as Economic Data Drives Shifting Market Sentiment | 20th August, 2026Major currency markets moved in different directions as investors responded to a fresh round of domestic and regional economic signals. The Australian Dollar weakened after disappointing labor data showed unemployment rising to 4.5%, while the Japanese Yen remained under pressure 2026.08.20 1295 Hong Kong conglomerate seeks $1.5 billion in damages from Panama for takeover of canal portsHong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Thursday it was seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages from Panama after the country seized two canal ports caught in the crosshairs of U.S.-China tensions. CK Hutchison said in the statement that it had begun new arbitration proceeding 2026.08.20 1296 Pound Rallies As UK Inflation Jumps AgainGBPUSD is pushing higher today with the pair now back at its highest level since May. The move comes amidst a weakening in the US Dollar this week ahead of tonight’s FOMC minutes and UK data today showing that inflation remains elevated. UK CPI Rises Again Focusing on the UK data 2026.08.20