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997 The US Dollar Bounces Back but US Efforts on Rates and the Yen are Being Challenged as Iran Presses HardAfter consolidating softer yesterday, the US dollar has come back bid today. It often does better when US rates are rising unlike many of the other major currencies. However, the dollar’s strength does not reflect is successes on the various fronts the Trump administration has ma 2026.09.01 998 Euro zone inflation is back above 3%. Higher interest rates are likely to followEnergy price pressures drove inflation in the euro zone back above 3% in August, with hard-hit businesses now likely facing a second blow from higher interest rates. Headline inflation in the euro area — a net importer of energy — rose to 3.3% from 2.9% in July, the highest level 2026.09.01 999 GBP/USD: Bears Eye 1.3500 After BreakdownWe have reached an interesting moment for the GBP/USD currency pair where the bearish case has become increasingly convincing for a few reasons, most notably last week’s hawkish speech by Fed Chair Paul Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium, which has shifted the market’s expectati 2026.09.01 1000 US dollar gains on rate hike expectations, yen retreats past 160The dollar strengthened on Tuesday as renewed Gulf attacks sparked a global bond selloff and stoked inflation worries, while the yen slid past 160 per dollar again even as pressure mounted on the Bank of Japan to raise rates. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes 2026.09.01 1001 Italian consumer prices - August 2026According to preliminary estimates, in August 2026 the Italian consumer price index for the whole nation (NIC) was +0.5% compared with the previous month and +3.3% on annual basis (from +2.9%). The acceleration of inflation was mainly due to the dynamics of prices of Non-regulate 2026.09.01 1002 Euro area annual inflation up to 3.3%Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 3.3% in August 2026, up from 2.9% in July according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual r 2026.09.01 1003 Euro area unemployment at 6.4%In July 2026, the euro area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.4%, stable compared with June 2026 and up from 6.3% in July 2025. The EU unemployment rate was 6.1% in July 2026, also stable compared with June 2026 and up from 6.0% in July 2025. These figures are published 2026.09.01 1004 Italian employment and unemployment (provisional data) - July 2026In July 2026, the number of employed remained stable, while the number of unemployed people and the number of inactive people decreased. On a monthly basis, the stability of employment was the result of a growth among men and those aged 35-49, and a decline among women and those 2026.09.01 1005 UK manufacturing sector sees further expansion in AugustThe upturn in the UK manufacturing sector cooled slightly in August, as rates of growth in both output and new orders lost momentum. The outlook showed greater signs of positivity, however, as business optimism rose to a six-month high. There was also better news on the costs fro 2026.09.01 1006 Money and Credit - July 2026Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals decreased to £4.3 billion in July, from £7.7 billion in June, below the previous 6-month average of £5.3 billion. Net mortgage approvals for house purchases decreased to 56,100 in July, below an average of around 60,800 over the previ 2026.09.01 1007 EU: Factory output growth accelerates to four-and-a-half-year high in AugustThe euro area manufacturing sector continued to gain momentum in August, according to S&P Global PMI® survey figures. Factory output and incoming new order volumes both rose at their quickest rates since early-2022, supporting renewed purchasing activity growth and a pick-up in b 2026.09.01 1008 Recovery in German manufacturing sector gathers pace in AugustThe recovery in Germany's manufacturing sector continued to gather pace in August, with a solid and accelerated rise in new orders driving the strongest production growth in over four-and-ahalf years, the latest PMI® survey data showed. However, the latest survey results also ind 2026.09.01