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EUROPE
Is
Italy Europe’s Next Big Worry? – PIIE
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Euro
area: Escape the (NIRP) room – Pictet
German
Auditors Push for Greater ECB Oversight – Handelsblatt
UNITED STATES
Four Political Risks Keeping Goldman Up At Night – ZH
Four Political Risks Keeping Goldman Up At Night – ZH
OTHER
The
Daily Prophet: This May Be the Day the Trump Trade Died – BB
FX
nugget: could Fed become less gradual? – Nordea
REGULARS
Fed officials have given divergent
views on the number of rate hikes that the central bank is likely to make this
year. All eyes will be on upcoming Fed speeches to see if they can clarify the
outlook for US rates. Meanwhile gold has firmed while base metals have
retreated.
EUR rises after French election
debate * UK consumers are feeling the effect of Brexit * Transatlantic spread
falling approaching to 200bp * SEK buoyed by proposed FX reductions
UK prime minister Theresa May's
announcement that she will invoke Article 50 on March 29 has been met with a
statement of EU officials commitment to start Brexit talks. The winner into
today's open has been the euro particularly versus GBP.
Euro Recovery Continues, Posts New
Six Week High; Other Currencies Mixed
Global Stocks Rise; Euro Surges To 6
Week High After French Presidential Debate
The euro was broadly bid after the
French presidential election debate saw Macron declared the night’s victor.
Reaction in sovereign debt markets meanwhile was rather muted. Today’s focus
will quickly shift to UK CPI after last week's shift in BoE guidance.
FINNISH
Brittien lähtö alkaa * Ison-Britannian helmikuun
vähittäishinnat ja inflaatio julkaistaan tänään * Öljyn hinta ei ole palautunut
tiputuksestaan |