The People's Bank of China set its Loan Prime Rates (LPR) today. A rate cut as expected

1 year to 3.10%

  • from 3.35%

5 year to 3.6%

  • from 3.85%

Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Hauser spoke. Hauser's comments once again pointed to an RBA that is not indicating a rate cut is imminent.

Over the weekend we had comments from Bank of France Governor and European Central Bank Governing Council policymaker François Villeroy de Galhau. Villeroy said he think inflation will return to ECB target around the beginning of 2025. He says there will probably be further rate cuts, data dependent.

USD/JPY dribbled a little lower on the session, carrying on losses from Friday. Major FX otherwise was relatively quiet, with small ranges only.

Chinese stockmarkets traded in a choppy fashion.

Gold hit a record high price.

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