Hedge Fund Mount Lucas Sells Treasuries as Fed Bets Gone Too Far

(Bloomberg) -- Investors have little room to take advantage of the rally in US Treasuries now, with the Federal Reserve unlikely to cut rates as aggressively as the market expects, according to Mount Lucas Management LP. Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing ConstructionHow Chicago’s Gigantic Merchandise Mart Is Still Thriving as Office SpaceGottheimer Calls for Rail Riders to Be Reimbursed for DelaysJohannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Infighting, Financial WoesLos Angeles

UK Unemployment Rate Falls Unexpectedly, but Major Concerns Reappear

Oil Slips After Five-Day Rally as OPEC Trims Demand Forecasts

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Gold IG Client Sentiment: Our data shows traders are now net-short Gold for the first time since Jul 19, 2024 when Gold traded near 2,400.62.

Alibaba Stock Price Faces Headwinds Ahead of Earnings

E-commerce giant Alibaba will report on 15 August, and weaker performance is expected due to growing competition and a slowing Chinese economy.

Retail Client Sentiment: Gold, Oil, AUD in Focus as Risk Appetite Stabilises

OPEC cuts oil demand growth forecast, highlighting dilemma over Oct hike

LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC on Monday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 citing softer expectations for China, a reduction that highlights the dilemma faced by the wider OPEC+ group in raising production from October. This is the first cut in OPEC's 2024 forecast since it was made in July 2023, and comes after mounting signs that demand in China has lagged expectations due to slumping diesel consumption and as a crisis in the property sector hampers the economy. In a monthly report on Monday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said world oil demand will rise by 2.11 million barrels per day in 2024, down from growth of 2.25 million bpd expected last month.

Nasdaq 100, Dow and Dax Continue to Rebound

Morning Bid: Markets pray inflation stays well behaved

Off-radar for much of the past week's market turbulence, U.S. inflation updates this week will reveal just how much latitude the Federal Reserve has to meet pumped-up expectations around its first interest rate cut next month. With the S&P500 ending last week basically unchanged despite days of outsize swings, the VIX volatility gauge has returned close to long-term means around 20.

British Pound (GBP) Latest – BoE Policymaker Warns on Inflation, GBP/USD Analysis