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Last Week
- The UK Treasury reduced its bond sales target for this year less than expected after a £20bn tax cut was announced by chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the recent Autumn Statement. The Debt Management Office announced gilt issuance would be cut by $500m this fiscal year compared to $15bn expected by 13 banks polled by Reuters. Long-dated gilt yields rose towards the end of last week on the back of the news.
- Investors have been selling off open dollar positions at the fastest rate in a year as they bet that the Federal Reserve has finished its rate cutting campaign. Asset managers are set to cut 1.6 per cent of open dollar positions this month which would make it the largest monthly outflow since November 2022.
- UK business activity grew slightly in November as the S&P Global/CIPS Flash UK PMI index rose to 50.1 from 48.7 in October. The new rate, which is above the benchmark of 50, signals that the majority businesses reported an expansion in output for the first time since July. The results sat ahead of expectations that the index would remain around the 48 mark.
Market Pulse
Coming Up
- US Q3 GDP data released, November 29th at 1:30pm.
- EU November CPI data released, November 30th at 10:00am.
- US initial jobless claims data released, November 30th at 1:30pm.
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