US stocks finish largely unchanged
Futures pointed to a 25 point decline in the S&P 500 at the open but after some early softness the market quickly firmed.

House majority leaders says the vote will take place
CNN’s Manu Raju that:
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Pelosi hinted that she doesn’t have the votes to pass it earlier today. Left-leaning Democrats don’t want to agree to this until there’s an agreement on a larger reconciliation bill. It’s tough to guess who backs down here but there could be

What are the major economic releases and events for next week
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Wednesday, September 29

Forex news from the European trading session – 24 September 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– CHF leads, AUD lags on the day
– European equities lower; S&P 500 futures down 0.4%

German election to take place on Sunday, 26 September
Meanwhile, the Ipsos and FSG Wahlen polls earlier show that the gap is narrowing a touch but the CDU/CSU are still on the backfoot and it will be a challenge for them to come out on top this coming Sunday.

European equities modestly lower, US futures also down
All of this is keeping the dollar steadier overall with commodity currencies the laggards still on the day. AUD/USD is down 0.4% to 0.7265 and near the lows currently, but the pair continues to hold in between its key hourly moving averages of 0.7259-84.

Bitcoin down over 5% to $42,300 currently
It has been one way traffic for cryptocurrencies after the China headlines earlier, with Bitcoin down over 5% currently and erasing the gains from yesterday.

Forex news from the European trading session – 23 September 2021
Headlines:
Markets:
– CAD leads, JPY lags on the day
– European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.6%

Some slight hawkish undertones as the BOE prepares itself for the possibility of a rate hike, if need be
The pound is getting a lift after the BOE decision today as they stuck with the status quo for the most part but also offered up some hawkish elements for the bulls to chew at.

BOE announces its September monetary policy decision – 23 September 2021
– UK Q3 GDP expectations revised down by around 1% since August
– Downward revision reflects emergence of supply constraints on output
In terms of overall key messaging, I don’t see much change in the language – if any at all. The BOE remains cautious about the