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2 October 2020
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- Employment: limping ahead
- Factory orders: moderate increase
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1 October 2020
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- Bunds were little changed even as euro area unemployment edged higher and car registrations in France and Spain remained in reverse.
- Gilts ended the day little changed, as initial reports suggesting EU and UK officials had made some progress in the FTA discussions were followed by reports that EU officials saw no increased optimism.
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30 September 2020
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- As German retail sales data beat expectations, Bunds made losses despite further notable declines in French and Italian inflation and signals from Lagarde of possible future amendments to the ECB’s policy strategy.
- Gilts made steeper losses as BoE Chief Economist Haldane suggested that pessimism regarding the UK economy had been overdone.
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29 September 2020
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- While the Commission sentiment survey suggested ongoing economic recovery in the euro area, Bunds and other euro area government bonds made gains as flash German inflation data surprised on the downside.
- Longer-dated Gilts also made gains despite a marked jump in UK mortgage approvals.
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29 September 2020
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- International trade in goods: strong imports exceed firm exports
- Consumer confidence: noticeable improvement, but still restrained
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28 September 2020
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- Sources of support: vigorous rebound in housing; improvement in capital spending
- Financial positions of households and businesses: deceiving
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25 September 2020
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- Durable goods orders: modest advance overall; better in the capital goods sector
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25 September 2020
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- Bunds made losses as draft plans suggested Germany’s government will increase slightly issuance of bonds and bills in 2021 compared to 2020, while an Italian economic sentiment survey pointed to ongoing recovery.
- Gilts also made losses as UK consumer confidence improved slightly while public borrowing logged a record high for August.
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