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Merkel\'s Comments Haunt the EURO
Safe-haven trades were slightly stronger this morning during the Asian session. The absence of any fresh economic news kept large participants sidelined this morning. Risk aversion was driven by further spread widening of peripheral EU bond spreads against Germany. The trend was set in motion yesterday as the S&P closed 1% lower and risk-correlated assets took their cue from the stock index. ...
Markets Review RBA And BoJ Decisions Ahead Of Potential Hike From BoC
Two central bank meetings had already taken place before European desks even opened today (BoJ and RBA), but the outcomes have been largely in accordance with expectations. Unsurprisingly, the Bank of Japan held its overnight rate steady at 0.10%, but Governor Shirakawa and his colleagues failed to exploit this opportunity to influence the rapidly appreciating JPY to any noticeable degree. In...
Relief over Payrolls Supports Risk Taking...For Now
There was considerable hype leading up to Friday’s US data with many considering the payroll numbers to be the awaited trigger for an upswing in the US. A large surprise to the upside would have further discouraged the Fed from introducing additional QE, which had it happened would have given the USD a strong boost. Private payrolls did surprise to the upside a bit, with August numbers coming in...
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