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Latest Charts | Market Jitters, a Tighter Fed, and Inflation Angst

Lingering concerns about US debt ceiling negotiations have left financial markets on the back foot over the past few days. But incoming economic data this week have not helped. With that in mind our charts this week offer some perspectives on the following factors:

· Market expectations for Fed policy

· Global growth surprises and copper prices

· Economic growth in Asia’s industrialised economies

· Semiconductor inventories

· Inflation and energy prices

· Core inflation (and energy prices)

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