Region: Europe
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Easing trade tensions weigh on USD
US-Japan trade dialogue lifts yen, hits buck. Euro lacking conviction, for now. Sleepy sterling searching for signals.
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Risk assets rally amid wave of catalysts
Trade truce signs and Fed easing bets. ECB in a good place. Mixed macro signals.
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Tuning out Trump, tuning into CPI
All eyes on US inflation. Retail therapy for the pound. Trading on thin air.
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Still no data to hydrate conviction
Why the bifurcated economy defies recession calls. Treading water at 1.16. Sterling softens, as cuts creep in.
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Metals melt down
Immune to noise, hungry for data. France risk meets 1.16. Soft prints, softer sterling.
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Earnings roar past expectations
Strong earnings and global calm ease banking jitters. Mean reversion, minus momentum. Pressure points – front to long end.