View:
September 01, 2026
FX Weekly Strategy: Europe, Sep 1-4
September 1, 2026 3:54 AM UTC
Is the Fed resigning itself to tightening? Seems so...
While offered a dollar fillip, ECB is also looking determined and some hawks there are looking for more and faster
BoE is currently looking the laggard and worth monitoring whether GBP starts to fall down the pack
BoJ also under pressure and Ueda m
August 31, 2026
Preview: Due September 10 - U.S. August PPI - Inflationary pressure still significant
August 31, 2026 5:59 PM UTC
We expect August PPI to increase by 0.4% overall with 0.3% gains in both core rates, ex food and energy and ex food, energy and trade. We expect a 2.2% increase in energy, not fully erasing a 3.5% July decline, and a 0.3% correction higher in food after a sharp 0.9% decline in July.
Preview: Due September 10 - U.S. August PPI - Inflationary pressure still significant
August 31, 2026 5:59 PM UTC
We expect August PPI to increase by 0.4% overall with 0.3% gains in both core rates, ex food and energy and ex food, energy and trade. We expect a 2.2% increase in energy, not fully erasing a 3.5% July decline, and a 0.3% correction higher in food after a sharp 0.9% decline in July.
Preview: Due September 14 - Canada August CPI - Slightly firmer but with BoC core rates steady
August 31, 2026 3:48 PM UTC
We expect August Canadian CPI to edge higher to 3.1% yr/yr from 3.0%, extending the gain from June’s 2.8% but remaining below May’s 3.2%. We also expect a firmer ex food and energy pace at 2.1% from 1.9%, but we expect the Bank of Canada’s three core rates to remain at July’s pace.
Preview: Due September 1 - U.S. August ISM Manufacturing - Still strong if a little less so
August 31, 2026 3:19 PM UTC
We expect modest slippage in August’s ISM manufacturing index to 55.0 from 55.6, a level that was the highest since May 2022. August’s level will remain above June’s 53.3 and keep every month in 2026 to date clearly positive, contrasting a 10-month string of negatives ending in December 2025.?
Preview: Due September 11 - U.S. August CPI - Firmer on energy and lodging away from home
August 31, 2026 1:57 PM UTC
We expect a slightly stronger US CPI in August, up by 0.4% overall, lifted by energy, and 0.3% ex food and energy, lifted by a correction higher in lodging away from home. Before rounding we expect overall CPI to rise by 0.37% and ex food and energy CPI to rise by 0.26%. Despite a firmer monthly cor
Preview: Due September 11 - U.S. August CPI - Firmer on energy and lodging away from home
August 31, 2026 1:55 PM UTC
We expect a slightly stronger US CPI in August, up by 0.4% overall, lifted by energy, and 0.3% ex food and energy, lifted by a correction higher in lodging away from home. Before rounding we expect overall CPI to rise by 0.37% and ex food and energy CPI to rise by 0.26%. Despite a firmer monthly cor
UK External Account: The Ugly and the Good
August 31, 2026 11:02 AM UTC
· The UK has seen a ugly persistent worsening of the EU goods trade deficit since leaving the EU in 2020, but two current account trends are good. The UK is helped by a surging services surplus and also a pick-up in investment income from UK portfolios invested overseas. Nevertheless, G
FX Weekly Strategy: Europe, Aug 31 to Sep 4
August 31, 2026 9:55 AM UTC
Is the Fed resigning itself to tightening? Seems so...
While offered a dollar fillip, ECB is also looking determined and some hawks there are looking for more and faster
BoE is currently looking the laggard and worth monitoring whether GBP starts to fall down the pack
BoJ also under pressure and Ueda m