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Commonwealth Research does not believe Australia will hike again this week, and that many other countries will be looking to go on hold.

September is jewellery month, and traders are expecting a return to traditional demand coming out of India and China.

CLSA’s August update on the manufacturing sector in China contains good news as far as inflation goes, but negative news regarding the outlook.

Fairfax is set to face the headwinds of declining print circulation and ad spend. But its longer term value lies online, and there’s always that takeover potential.

Propsed capacity expansions in the US steel market lead industry consultant MEPS to caution there is a chance of the market moving into an oversupply position.

The fall in the oil price has halted and gold has rallied strongly as the UN deadline for ceasing Iran’s uranium program passed without result.

This month’s Chinese economic data is bound to attract global investor attention with Chinese authorities suggesting inflation may now become a problem.

GPG’s earnings fell short of expectations, but brokers continue to recommend the stock as the track record of value creation makes earnings performance somewhat irrelevant.

Weekly musings from your editor.

Weaker economic data out of Japan has pushed the yen lower in recent weeks, with opinions divided as to when the curerncy may recover against the greenback.