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(RTTNews) - Australia's business conditions weakened in January and confidence remained weak despite a marginal improvement, survey results from N...

Australian business conditions softened further in January led by a slowdown in the service sector, a survey showed on Tuesday, while price pressures ticked up again after cooling the month before. ... -February 12, 2024 at 07:30 pm EST - MarketScreener

Australia NAB Business Confidence improved slightly form 0 to 1 in January. Despite this marginal improvement, Business Conditions dropped from 8 to 6, with notable decreases in trading conditions from 11 to 8, profitability conditions from 7 to 5, and employment conditions also falling from 7 to 5.

On the contrary, Dollar stands out as the day's strongest performer for now, with the financial markets on edge for the upcoming US CPI data release. Analysts are forecasting deceleration in headline CPI from 3.4% to 2.9% in January, alongside minor decrease in core CPI from 3.9% to 3.8%.

Dollar rises significantly in early US session supported by the latest consumer inflation data, which also triggers a marked in DOW futures, dropping by over -300 points. Concurrently, 10-year Treasury yield is soaring near 4.3% mark. Most critically, the inflation data revealed that core CPI remained unchanged at 3.9% in January. This stagnation in core CPI—previously at 4% just three months ago and 4.3% six months back—sparked debates on whether disinflationary trends are stalling. This development would likely delaying any immediate Fed rate cut. Now, the May timeline for initiating rat...