China Retail Sales (YoY) below expectations (2.5%) in August: Actual (2.1%)

China Industrial Production (YoY) below forecasts (4.8%) in August: Actual (4.5%)

China Fixed Asset Investment (YTD) (YoY) registered at 3.4%, below expectations (3.5%) in August

China House Price Index dipped from previous -4.9% to -5.3% in August

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions dipped from previous 177K to 140K

United States CFTC Gold NC Net Positions declined to $282.5K from previous $287.6K

United States CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions declined to $-59.4K from previous $-48.8K

United Kingdom CFTC GBP NC Net Positions down to £90.3K from previous £108.1K

Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions rose from previous ¥41.1K to ¥55.8K

Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions fell from previous €100K to €81.4K

Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions fell from previous $-7.9K to $-14K

Consumer confidence in the US improved slightly in early September, with the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index edging higher to 69 from 67.9 in August.

United States UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation: 3.1% (September) vs 3%

United States Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index came in at 69, above expectations (68) in September

At the beginning of next week, there will be all kinds of economic data from China to ‘work through’, Commerzbank’s commodity analyst Barbara Lambrecht notes.

United States Import Price Index (YoY) declined to 0.8% in August from previous 1.6%

Canada Wholesale Sales (MoM) registered at 0.4% above expectations (-1.1%) in July

United States Import Price Index (MoM) came in at -0.3%, below expectations (-0.2%) in August

United States Export Price Index (YoY): -0.7% (August) vs previous 1.4%

United States Export Price Index (MoM) came in at -0.7%, below expectations (-0.1%) in August

Canada Capacity Utilization came in at 79.1%, above forecasts (78.4%) in 2Q

The first Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in four and a half years will be the main focus for Gold traders next week, Commerzbank’s Commodity Analyst Barbara Lambrecht notes.

Many of the readers pay particular attention to the EUR/USD exchange rate.

China New Loans came in at 900B below forecasts (1020B) in August

As expected, the ECB cut the deposit facility rate by 25bp to 3.50%.

China M2 Money Supply (YoY) above forecasts (6.2%) in August: Actual (6.3%)

European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Robert Holzmann told The Financial Times on Friday that the monetary policy is on a good trajectory, per Reuters.

UK public inflation expectations for the next 12 months are seen at 2.7% in August, a tad lower from a 2.8% forecast in May, the quarterly survey conducted by the Bank of England (BoE) and Ipsos showed on Friday.

United Kingdom Consumer Inflation Expectations dipped from previous 2.8% to 2.7%

European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Madis Muller said on Friday that “confidence is growing that inflation is on the right track..” Additional quotes Temporary acceleration in inflation is likely.