Still punchy after a bond market rout and forex market gyrations, financial markets are bracing for U.S. inflation numbers and the start of earnings season.
Meanwhile, the euro is facing its own ghosts, with resurgent oil prices hurting a deteriorating economy and renewed concerns about Italy’s fiscal position raising the risk of a move back towards the psychologically key $1 marker.People shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Sept. 12 in Los Angeles.With benchmark Treasury yields around 16-year peaks, stakes are high for Thursday’s monthly U.S.
JPMorgan, Citigroup and Wells Fargo will post results on Oct. 13 and give a first readout on the fallout from higher rates on issues from loan demand to consumer behavior. Now it’s time for the opposition Labour Party - riding high in opinion polls and having just clinched a clear by-election victory - to take the stage with business and markets looking out for what the potential next government might have to offer.