Switzerland Consumer Price Index (MoM) below expectations (0.6%) in January: Actual (0.2%)

As of the Asian session on September 8, WTI crude oil prices (USOIL) continued to fluctuate at high levels, with the latest price trading higher near $92.30, up 1.2% on the day after touc

The Australian dollar has risen for four straight sessions toward 0.72 even after August nonfarm payrolls far exceeded expectations and pushed September Fed-hike odds to 58.4%. A thin, holiday-thinned dollar is the short-term driver; Westpac confidence and RBA speakers today, US PPI/CPI this week and the Sept 15-16 FOMC will decide whether the rally holds.

The USD/JPY pair declines for the second straight day – also marking the fourth day of a fall in the previous five – and sinks to its lowest level since February 18, around mid-153.00s during the Asian session on Tuesday.

International oil prices continued to climb on Monday, extending their strong performance from the previous week.As military confrontations between the U.S. and Iran heat up again in and

August nonfarm payrolls surged to 162,000, three times the consensus, pushing CME FedWatch odds of a September 25-bp hike to 58.4% and dragging the S&P 500 below 7,700. CPI, PPI and the Sept 15-16 FOMC decision now set the tone for US stocks.