Highlights
The data calendar is thin on Monday.
For this week the focus is on the US CPI data due Wednesday, which is expected to show the recent rise in global oil prices boosted gasoline prices, pushing up the annual inflation rate to 3.6 percent in August from 3.2 percent in July. The core measure should ease from 4.7 percent.
No public speeches by Federal Reserve officials are scheduled during the blackout period until after the next FOMC meeting on Sept. 19-20.
For this week the focus is on the US CPI data due Wednesday, which is expected to show the recent rise in global oil prices boosted gasoline prices, pushing up the annual inflation rate to 3.6 percent in August from 3.2 percent in July. The core measure should ease from 4.7 percent.
No public speeches by Federal Reserve officials are scheduled during the blackout period until after the next FOMC meeting on Sept. 19-20.
Definition
Market Focus details key factors in the coming day that will impact the economic outlook and the financial markets. These include central bank events, economic indicators, policymaker speeches as well as expected political and corporate developments.
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Keeping up-to-date with event schedules and the economic calendar is key to understanding the global financial system. Econoday's Market Focus allows investors and policymakers to carefully track what will be making news and moving the financial markets in the coming day.
