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Bond yields and the US dollar rose slightly amid little major news for markets.

Bond yields and the US dollar fell amid little major news flow and mixed Fedspeak.

Bond yields, the US dollar and equities all rose sharply after much stronger than expected US payrolls data, the S&P500 up 1.1% to a record high.

Bond yields are lower after a volatile session amid mixed economic data. The US dollar is also lower while equities are higher, the S&P500 up 1.0%.

Bond yields and the US dollar initially fell after softer US labour data, but then retraced after the FOMC statement which was slightly less dovish than markets had expected. The S&P500 is down 0.7%.

Bond yields jumped after stronger US economic data on the eve of the Fed’s rate decision. Currencies were only slightly ruffled.

Bond yields fell slightly amid some dovish comments from ECB officials. The US dollar was slightly firmer.

US bond yields rose following data showing stronger personal spending, helping the US dollar recover early session losses. Equities were little changed.

The US dollar rose slightly and bond yields fell slightly, while the S&P500 rose 0.1% to a fresh record high. The ECB held steady, and US GDP data showed solid growth and muted inflation.

Market sentiment was buoyant, helped by easing from China’s central bank and stronger US PMI data. The S&P500 is up 0.4% to a record high, the defensive US dollar is lower, and bond yields are higher.

The US dollar and bond yields rose during a session with little major news flow. The S&P500 nudged 0.1% higher to a fresh record high.

Equity markets remained upbeat, the S&P500 up 0.2% to a fresh record high. Despite that, AUD and NZD fell slightly, as did bond yields.

Upbeat sentiment in equities markets saw the S&P500 rise 1.2% to a record high. That, and surveyed inflation expectations receding, depressed the US dollar slightly, while bond yields were mixed.

Bond yields and the US dollar fell after Fed chair Powell’s comments which were less hawkish than expected. Also contributing to the moves were softer than expected US ISM manufacturing data and dovish ECB-speak. The S&P500 rose 0.6%.

Bond yields rebounded and the US dollar rose, despite PCE inflation declining as expected. Markets are looking ahead to Fed chair Powell’s comments tonight.

Bond yields fell slightly further, helped by softer German inflation data, while the US dollar rose slightly amid mixed Fedspeak and US data.

Bond yields fell further, amid mixed Fedspeak and US economic data. The US dollar fell to a low since August.

Bond yields fell overnight, helped by softer US economic data. The US dollar is little changed, but AUD and NZD made fresh highs since August.

During a shortened US session following Thanksgiving Day, the US dollar fell amid slightly improved risk sentiment and bond yields rose slightly.

Markets were mostly contained overnight, given the US holiday. Currencies were mixed with minor movements, while bond yields rose.

Bond yields and the US dollar rose in response to second-tier US economic data (jobless claims, inflation expectations), and the S&P500 is up 0.4%.

Short-term bond yields rose amid central bank comments disagreeing with markets pricing rate cuts. Equities were steady, but the US dollar fell.

Bond yields fell after US economic data showed the economy cooling. The US dollar and equities are little changed. Oil fell sharply.

Bond yields partly retraced the previous day’s decline following mixed economic data. The US dollar and equities rose slightly.

US CPI inflation data was softer than expected, causing a plunge in bond yields and the USD, and a rise in equities (S&P500 up 1.9%).