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US Manufacturing PMI Miss Spurs Defensive Equity Hedges and Volatility Bets, Boosting Bond Appeal
US manufacturing PMI missed forecasts, signaling cooling growth; investors turn defensive, hedge volatility, rotate sectors, favor bonds, and short commodities.
Yen near 1986 lows as carry trades build and intervention risk grows around 165
Yen nears 1986 lows despite strong Tankan; crowded shorts and carry trades raise intervention, reversal risks.
ING warns UK inflation risks keep sterling rates sensitive as markets price higher BoE terminal rate
Sterling rates remain highly sensitive to inflation and fiscal plans, as markets reprice BoE expectations quickly.
Nordea: Softer euro zone inflation dims July ECB hike odds as markets price a prolonged hold
Nordea: softer eurozone June inflation lowers July ECB hike odds, but sticky core and wages pose risks.
Brazil manufacturing PMI returns to expansion in June, raising Ibovespa and real prospects, complicating rate-cut bets
Brazil’s manufacturing PMI rebounded to 50.8 in June, signaling growth, boosting equities, real, and rate-cut doubts.
