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BCB Focus Survey, Mexico GDP & BanRep Rate Decision

LATAM
  • A busy start to the week in LatAm with the latest BCB Focus Survey and Mexico second quarter GDP kicking things off. Chilean June activity/production data will then be released before Colombia June unemployment rate figures. Focus will the turn to BanRep’s rate decision, where the MPC are expected to keep rates steady at 13.25%.
  • CHINA: MNI (Beijing) - China's Purchasing Managers' Index contracted for the fourth straight month, registering 49.3 in July, rebounding slightly from 49 in June though still below the breakeven 50 mark, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday. The production sub-index marked 50.2 in July, edging down 0.1 points from June.
  • JPY is softer against all others in G10, falling on the back of an unexpected BoJ operation to curb a rise in local bond yields. The Bank's operation was the first of its kind since February, intervening by buying as much as $2bln in JGBs at market rates. USD/JPY has traded up to 142.50 in response, extending Friday’s recovery to reach the highest since early July, narrowing the gap with the key bull trigger at 145.07. Antipodean currencies are trading well, with both AUD and NZD higher ahead of Tuesday's RBA rate decision.
  • US: The MNI Chicago PMI takes focus going forward, with Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity also on the docket. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey from the US could also draw some focus, after being referenced in the press conference with Fed chair Powell last week.

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