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CHF Mid-day Analysis

With the Swiss tied to the Euro on upside and downside moves, it is not surprising to see the Swissrange down sharply again this morning.

The action in the Yen is choppy as the ebb and flow of safe haven interest has been inconsistent this week.While the yen did manage a fresh new high for the move overnight on favorable BOJ economic talk,

USD Mid-day Analysis

More Dollar gains overnight suggests that the combination of rather hot US inflation readings andsuspicion toward growth in France and Italy has shifted sentiment in the Greenback more fully in favor of the bullcamp.

CAD Mid-day Analysis

The Canadian should remain off balance because of a firmer US dollar and sagginginternational economic growth views.

GBP Mid-day Analysis

After looking through the overnight headline flow we didn’t need to look at a chart of the Pound to knowit was going to be under significant liquidation pressure.

Euro area: growth disappointments back?

Euro-area Q1 GDP numbers printed at 0.2% q/q, clearly weaker than hoped. This marked the fourth quarter of growth in a row, implying the economy is not on the verge of another recession.

Daily Technical Report

EUR/USD is close to the key support areabetween 1.3673 (see also the wedge formation)and 1.3643 (see also the 200 day movingaverage). Given the recent sharp decline, ashort-term phase of stabilisation is likely.

FX Daily Majors

Today’s highlights: USDCHF remains capped at .8905, the downtrend resistance from the September 2013 peak.

The Global Macro Pulse

USDJPY fell to a low of 101.66 on the day, but has since stabilized at 101.84. EUR has climbed higher, to 1.372. AUDNZD inched lower, to 1.081, as AUD fell slightly,

UBS Morning Adviser

Treasury move perplexing but FX impact limited, for now Many investors have been expressing confusion and concern regarding price action in Treasurys in recent sessions.

FX Daily

We forecast a growth rate of 0.4% in the euro area in Q1. If this proves right, it willbe the fourth consecutive quarter of positive growth and the strongest quarterlygrowth rate in three years.

FI Eye-Opener: Another bull run

Bonds continued to rally hard yesterday on both sides of the Atlantic, while curves bull-flattened further. The German 10-year yield plunged by a further 5bp to around 1.37%,