Rubrics Morning Comment 04.02.26
4th February 2026
• Rates Traders Target Dovish Policy Shift Under a Warsh-Led Fed • EU to Offer US Critical Minerals Partnership to Check China • German Borrowing Costs Highest Since 2011 on Spending Spree • French Inflation Rate Unexpectedly Sinks to Five-Year Low more
Rubrics Morning Comment 03.02.26
3rd February 2026
• Trump’s Surprise Trade Deal With India Resets Fractured Ties • US Manufacturing Activity Expands by the Most Since 2022 • France Adopts Budget After Premier Survives No-Confidence Votes • Australia Becomes First Major Economy to Hike Rates in 2026 more
Rubrics Morning Comment 30.01.26
30th January 2026
• Trump Administration Prepares for Warsh Fed Chair Nomination • Trump Deal to Avert Major Shutdown Set to Miss Funding Deadline • China Signals More Access for UK Firms After Xi Met Starmer • Japan’s Modified FX Tactics Deliver Short-Term Success on Yen more
Rubrics Morning Comment 29.01.26
29th January 2026
• Fed Holds Rates as Window for Another Powell Cut Begins to Close • Dollar Falls Again as Debasement Fears Outweigh Bessent’s Boost • Bank of Canada Holds at 2.25% as Uncertainty Binds Rate Path • Euro Rally to $1.20 Spurs Buying and a Headache for the ECB more
Rubrics Morning Comment 27.01.26
27th January 2026
· US Durable Goods Orders Increase by Most in Six Months (2) · EU and India Conclude Trade Talks, Seeking Trump Alternatives · Aussie Dollar Rises Toward Three-Year High on Yield Appeal · Japan’s Leader Has Few Good Options on Yen Before Election more
Rubrics Morning Comment 26.01.26
26th January 2026
• Yen Extends Gain as Takaichi Warning Points to Intervention Risk • US Business Activity Ticks Up While Hiring Remains Weak • Trump’s Latest Canada Threat Previews Rocky USMCA Talks • Euro-Zone Private Sector Steady as German Rebound Offsets France more
Rubrics Morning Comment 23.01.26
23rd January 2026
• BOJ Holds Rate With Stronger Inflation View Giving Hawkish Edge • US Economy Expanded at Revised 4.4% Pace in Third Quarter • US Consumer Spending Rises Solidly in Back-to-Back Gains • EU Plans to Unfreeze Trade Deal With US and Vote on Ratification more
Rubrics Morning Comment 22.01.26
22nd January 2026
• Trump Drops Tariff Threat After ‘Framework’ Greenland Deal • US Pending-Home Sales Plunge by Most Since Start of Pandemic • Supreme Court Appears Wary of Trump Bid to Fire Fed’s Cook • BOJ to Hold Steady as Takaichi Kindles Market Jitters: Day Guide more
Rubrics Morning Comment 21.01.26
21st January 2026
• Wall Street’s Calm Shattered by Greenland and Japan Shocks • Carney’s Blunt Message to Davos: The Rules-Based Order Is Dead • Finland’s Stubb Sees Greenland Tensions ‘Defused’ by End of Week • UK Posts 3.4% Inflation Rate in Pickup Expected to Be Temporary more
Rubrics Morning Comment 20.01.26
20th January 2026
· Japan’s Takaichi Calls Feb. 8 Election With Vow to Cut Sales Tax · Japan Bond Meltdown Sends Yields to Record High on Fiscal Fears · Trump Floats 200% Champagne Tariff If Macron Snubs Peace Board · ECB No. 2 Job Race Won by Vujcic in Victory for Eastern Europe more
