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US Election Outcomes Matter – Goldman Sachs Alec Phillips, Senior US Economist at Goldman Sachs, suggests that the US fiscal stance depends in part on the election outcome. Key Quotes “Republicans are likely to focus on two issues that could provide a net boost: tax reform and defense spending...
CHF: ECB Left Little Pressure on the SNB – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, notes that as expected, the SNB kept policy measures unchanged in March after the ECB’s easing move being concentrated within the QE/TLTRO sphere left little pressure on the SNB to cut its policy rates further in...
GBP/USD Offered at 38.2% Fibo Level GBP/USD made another failed attempt to take out 1.4154 (38.2% of 1.4699-1.3835) before dropping to 1.4118 levels in Europe. Rejected at 1.4182 Pair jumped to 1...
Japan Jan Leading Index Revised Up The leading index for Japan, which measures the future economic activity, increased at the start of the year instead of a decline initially estimated, final figures from the Cabinet Office showed Friday. The leading index rose to 101...
Follow EUR/USD Higher via Options – Deutsche Bank Research Team at Deutsche Bank, suggests to follow EUR/USD higher via options while advises to maintain caution on USD/CAD and NZD/USD. Key Quotes “The lack of trendiness persists in G10 with an average VHF standing at the 21st percentile...
Eurozone: Monetary Easing Leaves More Scope for Fiscal Stimulus – Goldman Sachs Research Team at Goldman Sachs, suggests that running an easier fiscal policy is more feasible now than at the peak of the Euro crisis...
EUR/CHF: Brexit the Key Risk to a Sustained Rebound – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that the data out of Switzerland have made a clear turn for the better over the past month as notably CPI, GDP and employment growth alike surprised on the upside...
USD/JPY: Downside Risk Still Prevails – Deutsche Bank Taisuke Tanaka, Strategist at Deutsche Bank, suggests that the USD/JPY is hovering at around ¥112-113, but downside risk remains prevalent...
BoJ to Catch Up on Negative Rates Relative to Europe – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, suggests that with the introduction of a negative interest rate policy the BoJ has added another dimension to its policy framework and can now pursue monetary easing by combining quantitative and qual...