Higher as inflation data fuel hopes for a soft landing for the u. S. Economy. The bank of japan holds and unscheduled bond buying operation. Manufacturing contracting for a fourth straight month in another that the economy is failing to find traction. Youll kashkari says the u. S. Inflation outlook is positive but warns higher Interest Rates could still see some job losses. Christine lagarde says the ecb could hike again even after a pause next time. Happy monday. The start of a new week. And the end of the month. August and september tend to be if you look at history some of the worst two months for the s p 500. Strategists are asking, is it time to brace for a selloff . U. S. Equity futures pointing to a lower opening. As for treasuries, the question that lingers from friday is whether japanese investors will rush home in pursuit of highyield out that the bank of japan has tweeted its program. The japanese are some of the biggest investors and buyers of u. S. Debt so will treasuries