Rubrics Morning Comment 12.08.26
12th August 2026
• US Previously Owned Home Sales Decline to Three-Month Low • US Small-Business Optimism Rises to an Almost One-Year High • Bessent-Takaichi Split on BOJ Risks Undermining Joint Yen Rescue • Yen Inches Toward 160 Per Dollar, Raising Intervention Concerns more
Rubrics Morning Comment 11.08.26
11th August 2026
• China Hits US Pecans With 54% Levies Before Xi-Trump Summit • Trump Downplays Talks With Warsh Amid Fed Independence Doubts • RBA Holds Key Rate to Counter Elevated Inflation Pressures • Bessent’s Whatever-It-Takes Yen Vow Masks Limited Firepower more
Rubrics Morning Comment 10.08.26
10th August 2026
• US Employers Unexpectedly Shed Jobs; Unemployment Rate Falls • Short-Term Treasuries Cap Biggest Weekly Rally Since May on Data • Canada Adds 75,100 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Hits Two-Year Low • BOJ Flags Upside Price Risks and Possible Faster Rate Hikes more
Rubrics Morning Comment 07.08.26
7th August 2026
• US Labor Productivity Picks Up as Firms Seek to Curb Costs • US Initial Jobless Claims Remain Stable Below 200,000 • US Sale of Euros for Yen Intervention Blindsided Europe, FT Says • Yen Surrenders Nearly Half Its Gains From US-Japan Intervention more
Rubrics Morning Comment 06.08.26
6th August 2026
• Iran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With Oman • US Services Activity Continues to Expand on Resilient Demand • German June Factory Orders Jump More Than Economists Predict • UK in Longest Jobs Slump Since Financial Crisis, PMI Shows more
Rubrics Morning Comment 05.08.26
5th August 2026
• US Job Openings Edged Down in June, Layoffs Remained Limited • US Trade Deficit Narrows to $73.3 Billion on Drop in Imports • Bessent Says Yen Level Problem for Japan, Other Currencies • Japan’s Cabinet to Approve Sales Tax Cut With Funding Unclear more
Rubrics Morning Comment 04.08.26
4th August 2026
• US Factory Activity Expands at Strongest Pace Since 2022 • Trump’s Latest Tariffs Hit With New Lawsuit by 25 States • Katayama Says US Evaluates Japan’s Economic Policies Highly • Bessent’s Yen Rescue to Boost US Pressure on Japan Trade, Rates more
Rubrics Morning Comment 30.07.26
30th July 2026
• Fed Holds Rates, Three Officials Dissent Favoring a Hike • Bond Rout Sends Warning to Warsh That Tough Talk Is Not Enough • Fed’s Warsh Rebuked by Investors Craving a Real Inflation Fight • Dollar Sinks Most in Two Weeks After Fed Holds Rates Steady more
Rubrics Morning Comment 29.07.26
29th July 2026
• US Consumer Confidence Falls on Worse Business, Labor Views • US Goods Trade Deficit Narrows as Capital Goods Imports Fall • Hike or Hold? Fed’s Warsh Has Markets Unsure: Decision-Day Guide • Merz Rejects EU Budget Plan, Pushes for Compromise by Year-End more
Rubrics Morning Comment 28.07.26
28th July 2026
• US Core Capital Goods Orders Climb by More Than Expected • Fed Faces New Pressure to Hike Rates as Price Risks Rebound • UK Food Inflation Falls for Sixth Consecutive Month, BRC Says • Takaichi’s Long-Term Vision May Fail to Dispel Inflation Angst more
