Monday, February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
The article discusses an important week for global economic data, focusing on upcoming US reports on jobs and inflation, which are expected to influence market expectations.
The January jobs report will now be published on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The January consumer-price index will now appear on Friday, Feb. 13.
Delayed U.S. jobs and inflation data will be the key focus as investors gauge when the Fed is likely to cut interest rates again. In Europe, eurozone and U.K. GDP data will be watched, while in Asia a week packed with key growth data and political developments lies ahead.
For a second time in five months, work has stopped at the federal government’s primary economic-statistics agency.
The dollar was higher ahead of January’s CPI reading. Morgan Stanley noted that lower-than-expected U.S. inflation data on the back of a strong nonfarm payrolls report had historically driven the largest dollar declines.
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