11 August 2026
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- Weak jobs data shifted the US outlook towards slower growth and a less hawkish Federal Reserve, despite lingering inflation pressures.
- UK markets benefited from expectations of softer monetary policy, but fiscal pressures and energy-driven inflation remain significant constraints.
- Improving business activity offered encouraging signs for the eurozone economy, although energy inflation is limiting the ECB’s room to ease policy.
- Asian economic pressures and heightened Middle East tensions remained key market themes, reinforcing uncertainty around global growth, inflation and policy.
