London Open Briefing: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

The London session opens with major currency pairs showing no movement, as EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY all register 0.00% changes since the reference point. The broader market sentiment, as indicated by the RISK METER, stands at +0.07, suggesting a slightly risk-on tone. Over the past 24 hours, the JPY has been the strongest performer at +0.93%, while the CHF has been the weakest, down -0.30%.

The economic calendar for the session includes several data releases. At Tue 08:00 UTC, the SARB Quarterly Bulletin (ZAR, Medium) is scheduled. This is followed at Tue 09:00 UTC by two Eurozone indicators: Consumer Price Expectations (EUR, High), with a consensus of 32 against a previous 33, and the Economic Sentiment Indicator (EUR, Medium), which has a consensus of 98.4, matching the previous 98.4. Later, at Tue 11:00 UTC, ECB President Lagarde Speaks (EUR, Medium).

Moving into the North American session, at Tue 12:00 UTC, Brazil’s Unemployment Rate 3-months (BRL, Medium) is due, with a consensus of 5.2% compared to the previous 5.3%. Canada will release its GDP m/m (CAD, Medium) at Tue 12:30 UTC, with a consensus of 0.0% following a previous 0.3%, alongside GDP y/y (CAD, Medium), where the consensus is 1.3% against a previous 2%. Finally, the CB Consumer Confidence Index (USD, High) is expected at Tue 14:00 UTC, with a consensus of 89.4, unchanged from the previous 89.4.

Traders will particularly focus on the Consumer Price Expectations (EUR) release for insights into Eurozone inflation sentiment.

Scheduled this session (High and Medium impact)

Times are UTC. This brief describes measured market state and the published schedule. It is not financial advice and nothing in it is a trade recommendation.