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FI Eye-Opener: Cautious tone to pressure rates today
Long US and German bond yields edged higher after the better than expected US payrolls increased again the bets that the US economy is still on track and the Fed will continue tapering as planned.
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary
U.S. Review Still on Track • Nonfarm payrolls rose by 175,000 in February as employers looked past the nasty weather of late.
OZ more upside potential, EUR/NOK bullish turn
EUR/USD: The break above 1.3782 certainly got the bulls chargingahead breaking and closing above the 2008 top line as wellas outside the 55d Bollinger bands.
FI Eye-Opener: Another blame it on the weather day?
Bond yields rose yesterday as equities were well bid, jobless claims were better than expected and the ECB disappointed some investors by not looking extremely dovish. In the US,
Sell NOK/SEK. Possible break higher in AUD/USD
EUR/USD: Slowly but so far not really convincingly the market hasbacked off from the 2008 top line (55d Bollinger bandshigh). It will in fact take a break of 1.3643 to raise confidenceof a peak in place.
FI Eye-Opener: Not again, ECB
After the substantial moves on Tuesday markets had a calmer tone yesterday. The situation in Ukraine is tried to be solved with negotiations, which would leave space for the markets to look for new drivers.
EUR/SEK & EUR (USD)/NOK test supports. Cable trades lower
EUR/USD: The late Feb rise looks impulsive and the decline thereaftercorrectional (and the Mon “Inside Day” did not deliver andmeaningful downside attempt yesterday).
FI EYE-OPENER: Buy. Options. Now.
The situation in the Ukraine got a bit calmer yesterday on the back of Putin’s press conference where he said he saw no immediate need to invade eastern Ukraine.
FI Eye-Opener: yields clearly lower
Risks related to an escalating conflict in Ukraine took sovereign bond yields clearly lower. Numbers out yesterday surprised on the upside – ISM, French PMI.
EUR/USD & EUR/JPY test supports and SEK & NOK seem weak.
EUR/USD: The “Inside day” candle printed yesterday points lower forthe day(s) ahead. If letting go of the 8day equilibriummeasure (which shouldn’t be so hard given the overall weaktrend)
FI Eye-Opener: Take cover
German Bund yield drifted higher to 1.63% after testing its lowest level since July on Thursday. In addition to a technical correction higher after the big drop,
Still looking for a stronger yen. NOK/SEK a 1.0720 sell?
EUR/USD: Friday’s move higher became both bigger and moreimpulsive than what we had in mind. On the other hand as aresult of the latest climb a five wave pattern up from early Feb is about to be completed.