After an eerily calm few months, a fresh dose of volatility descended across global financial markets this week.

Top Fed officials speaking this week noted that they are getting ‘closer’ to cutting interest rates. Financial markets have fully priced the first cut to come in September.

Retail sales and industrial production data for June came in better than expected, while homebuilding remains under pressure.

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