New York Open Briefing: Monday, August 31, 2026

New York traders begin the week with mixed equity performance from the Asian and European sessions. The JP225 gained 1.24%, while the DE40 saw a -0.26% move. US equity futures are showing modest gains, with USTEC up 0.36%, US500 up 0.16%, and US30 up 0.11%. Gold, XAUUSD, is trading higher by 0.74%. The overall risk sentiment is near neutral, with the risk meter at -0.04. The Japanese Yen has been the strongest currency over the past 24 hours, gaining 0.18%, while the Australian Dollar has been the weakest, down 0.12%.

Several economic data points have been released. India’s Fiscal Balance registered at -4.551T. In Hong Kong, the HKMA M3 Money Supply y/y came in at 5.5%, significantly above the consensus of 1.8%. However, Hong Kong’s Retail Sales y/y disappointed at 4.5%, below the 9.3% consensus. Spain’s Current Account showed a surplus of 2.41B, exceeding the 2.267B consensus. South Africa’s SARB Private Sector Credit y/y was 7.41%, above the 7.13% consensus, while SARB M3 Money Supply y/y was 8.57%, below the 9.48% consensus.

Looking ahead in the session, the MNI Chicago Business Barometer for the USD is scheduled for Monday at 13:45 UTC. Consensus expectations are for 58.9, an increase from the previous 57.6. Later, at Monday 23:50 UTC, Japan’s Capital Spending y/y will be released, with a consensus of 1% following a previous 0%.

Traders will likely focus on the MNI Chicago Business Barometer as the key data release for the New York session.

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.