World Headlines 2016-07-29

RQ Cross Box: 2016-07-29

WORLD HEADLINES - The Bank of Japan’s most anticipated policy announcement in years left investors underwhelmed, sparking a surge in the yen and sending government bonds and emerging-market stocks lower. STOCKS - S&P 500 Index futures slipped 0.1 percent, with the gauge up 3.4 percent in July. BONDS - Treasury yields are still set for a weekly drop after Fed officials signaled this week they are in no rush to raise interest rates, even as they noted that near-term risks to the economic outlook have diminished. COMMODITIES - Oil headed for the biggest monthly decline in a year as brimming crude and fuel inventories spurred a retreat toward $40 a barrel. CURRENCIES - Japan’s currency rallied against all of its 31 major peers after the BOJ kept its bond-buying target and policy rate unchanged, opting instead to boost purchases of exchange-traded funds. ECONOMIC DATA - US Advance GDP q/q and CAD GDP due at 8:30, Chicago PMI at 9:45, Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment at 10:00, EBA Bank Stress Test Results at 16:00 ET.

World Headlines 2016-07-29

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