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With the US inflation report out of the way, Friday night saw the go signs flash green on stock markets while the USD pounced back on no major news against the major currencies, although the latest US Michigan consumer sentiment survey surprised to the upside.

A fairly mixed end to the trading week here in Asia following last night’s US inflation print and the latest ECB meeting which embiggened US stocks to new highs but hasn’t quite translated into firm moves across other stock markets so far.

Us yields may be falling owing to the peak in its inflation burst and coming disinflationary bust, but they can;t down to Aussie yields which are falling even faster.

A big night on risk markets with the latest US inflation report coming in as expected, with the ECB meeting also not produce any surprises as stocks lifted across the board.

Forex finally got what it was asking for: lot’s of US inflation.

A more positive tone is setting in across stock markets in Asia following quite a mixed week so far as we all anticipate the Fed’s next move after tonights latest US inflation print.

Its a big waiting game out in the risk complex right now as traders position for tonight’s US inflation report, with Wall Street stalling again overnight.

Forex is still range trading as we await tomorrow’s inflation numbers.

A sea of red across stock market here in Asia following a mixed mood overnight with hesitation possibly turning to fear across the risk complex as the US inflation print looms tomorrow night.

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Stock markets remain in hesitation and consolidation mode as we head into the all important US inflation report with overnight sentiment still mixed.

Forex is paralysed again as we await the US inflation print on Friday.

Stock markets remain quite flat and uninterested here in Asia following a similar mood overnight with the fallout from the bad-but-good-hangon wait a minute US unemployment report still causing a lot of hesitation in risk markets across the complex.

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Stock markets are in hesitation mode despite the clear US jobs report from Friday night as concerns over the Federal Reserve tapering their stimulus earlier than expected are not yet cleared.

The Australian dollar was firm again last night as DXY came off hard and EUR rallied: AUD was firm on the crosses: Oil fell, gold lifted: Metals were subdued: EM stocks marked time: Junk is fine!

Stock markets are not in an upbeat mood here in Asia despite the risk on mood from Friday night caused by poor-ish US jobs figures that looks set to delay the onset of the Federal Reserve taper aka the taking away of the punchbowl.

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Not so good news for the US middle class with the latest unemployment data disappointing, but great news for US stocks and the rest of the risk complex as the worries over the Federal Reserve tapering their ebullient bond buyer programs were quickly dashed.

Forex did a full-blown reversal Friday night.

Stock markets are relatively upbeat here in Asia despite the risk off mood from overnight caused by the “too good” private jobs figures that are pointing to a tapering by the Fed if tonights US employment print also goes into the “too good” category.

Risk markets played the taper game last night with the latest US private jobs data report sweeping aside any notions that the Fed will hold off on tapering their bond buying program, with the latest ISM service survey also showing a huge rebound in the US economy.

After a week of going nowhere, forex lit it up last night as we approach tonight’s US jobs report.

Stock markets are performing while again in Asia with Chinese bourses again pulling back while traders and bots in general look to moderate before going into tomorrow night’s US jobs report, the most important event on the economic calendar.