Markets, week by week
The week in the markets and the week ahead, and what each move means on a challenge account. Commentary, not forecasts.
- 100Kconsensus for September US payrolls, down from 162,000
Week of 28 September: PCE, payrolls and an RBA decision
The week's scheduled events for forex traders. An RBA decision on Tuesday, US PCE inflation on Wednesday, ISM on Thursday, US payrolls and eurozone inflation on Friday, and what each one means under the challenge rules.
- 5.2%US 10-year yield, the highest since 2007
Week of 21 September: yields at 2007 highs, dollar at a two-month high
The first week after the Fed's hike. US 10-year yields near 5.2%, the dollar at a two-month high, gold near its August lows, oil swinging on Hormuz headlines, and what the week meant on a challenge account.