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Treasury refunding preview: Taking a breather
Summary On May 1, the U.S. Treasury will complete its regular quarterly refunding process. The quarterly refunding is the standard process through which Treasury communicates any changes in its debt management policy. The torrid pace at which Treasury has been ramping up its debt issuance over the p
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Relief before earnings
The week starts with a relief rally in equities following a calm weekend on the geopolitical scene. The US 2-year yield pushes above 5% ahead of US GDP and PCE updates. Four of Magnificent 7 are due to report earnings this week. Oil under pressure following calm weekend US crude kicks off the week u
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U.S. Dollar Giving Back Ground Following Recent Strength
After trending higher over the past several days, the value of the U.S. dollar has given back ground during trading on Wednesday. The U.S. dollar index has dipped 0.31 points or 0.3 percent to 105.95, giving back ground after reaching its highest levels in over five months. Currently, the greenback
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UK CPI: Not what BoE wants to see after stronger-than-expected wage numbers – TD Securities
Analysts at TD Securities note that UK inflation data came in stronger than expected in March, with headline inflation falling to 3.2% y/y and core declining to 4.2% y/y. This is not what the BoE wants to see "Services, which matters the most to the Bank of England (BoE), edged down just 0.1ppts to
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EUR/USD extends its downside below 1.0630, focus on ECB’s Lagarde speech
EUR/USD remains on the defensive around 1.0615 in Wednesday’s early Asian session. Fed’s Powell said it's appropriate to allow restrictive policy to continue to work, given the strength of the labor market. ECB’s Lagarde noted the central bank remains on course to cut rates in the near term, subject
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The Dollar has few contenders to rival its save haven credentials
Markets Markets yesterday initially reacted stoic to Saturday’s attack of Iran and against Israel. European and US equity markets even opened in green. Brent oil briefly dropped below the $90 p/b mark. Investors apparently expected any Israeli reaction to be guarded as the international community ad
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EUR/USD: Euro on defense mode but geopolitical risk could put the 1.0600 under challenge
The single European currency tries to react in the early trading hours of the new week and defend the level of 1,06 after Friday's sharp losses. Last week ended with significant losses for the European currency as hot inflation in the United States and heightened geopolitical concerns drove the US d
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Pull-up Update