By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held firm on Tuesday ahead of a likely U.S. government shutdown that could disrupt the release of the monthly jobs report this week, while the Australian dollar was the top-performing major currency of the day after the central bank sounded a cautious note on inflation. Investor focus is on the impending U.S. shutdown. Government funding expires at midnight on Tuesday (0400 GMT) unless Republicans and Democrats agree to a last-minute temporary spending ...

(Reuters) -A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Well, that was a relief. U.S. CPI was on the firmer side but not so much that you'd notice. Some of the prices that feed into core PCE were surprisingly benign, leading analysts to trim their forecasts to +0.2% m/m and a steady 2.9% on the year. So it's all go for the Federal Reserve to resume its easing cycle with 25 basis points next week, though it's notable markets see just a 7% chance of a bumper 50bps. You would ass ...