Dollar gets little lift from boost in Fed hike expectations By Reuters

• The US economy will release two major inflation reports this week, with the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Thursday and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday. • Friday's CPI report is particularly anticipated after the previous week's strong jobs report, which may indicate a potential shift in inflation trends.

• The Japanese yen strengthened against major currencies on Monday, pushing the USD/JPY pair below the 155 support level to its lowest point since late February. • Market analysts attribute the move to technical factors and thin liquidity caused by the closure of US financial markets for Labor Day.

• Germany's AfD party won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on September 7, 2026. • The victory was an outright win, meaning the party secured enough votes to lead without needing a coalition.

• Euronext announced its trading volumes for August 2026 across its exchanges in Amsterdam, Athens, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Oslo, and Paris on September 7, 2026. • The company's regulated exchanges hosted over 1,800 listed issuers with €7 trillion in market capitalization as of June 2026.

• SigmaRoc shares rose 12.6% following the release of its H1 2026 earnings report showing profit growth. • The company added 64 million tons of high-grade reserves to its Gotland quarry in Sweden and is launching a Belgium aggregates plant with a 2 million ton annual capacity.

• SigmaRoc reported its H1 2026 results, highlighting an 11% increase in EBITDA and the acquisition of a strategic dolime business. • The company completed its operational excellence program, which expanded profit margins by 200 basis points.

• Societe Generale economists Anatoli Annenkov and Michel Martinez forecast that Euro area inflation will remain above target beyond 2027. • The analysts project headline inflation will peak near 3.7-3.8% while core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, will reach around 2.7-2.8%.

• Three daughters inherited a stake in The New Yorker and received approximately €1.4 billion in dividends. • The payout increased the estimated net worth of each individual heir to $3.5 billion.

• Asia-Pacific stock markets rallied on Monday driven by gains in the technology sector despite ongoing tensions in the Middle East. • Japan's NIKKEI rose 2.30% to 66,514.12 and South Korea's KOSPI grew 2.99% to 6,887.20, while China's Shanghai SSEC slid 0.11%.

• The Sensex dropped 383 points and the Nifty fell below 23,800 during the most recent trading session. • Pharma stocks rose 0.75%, while other sectors including Information Technology, Media, Metal, PSU Bank, and Realty fell between 1% and 2.8%.

• Morgan Stanley analysts report that banks in Singapore and Hong Kong are positioned to benefit most from the deepening of Asian capital markets in the second half of the year. • Multinational companies are expanding across Southeast Asia due to geopolitical tensions and a desire to diversify supply chains away from a single manufacturing hub.