Equities pull higher but the big test comes tomorrow 5 (1)

European indices are pushing forward with gains of around 1.5% on the day while US futures are also gaining further ground on the session so far. S&P 500 futures are now up 0.7%, Nasdaq futures up 0.8%, and Dow futures up 0.6%.
All looks to be well in the equities space after quite a modest showing

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Everything You Need to Know About the USD Smile Theory 0 (0)

Stephen Jen,
a former economist at the International Monetary Fund and Morgan Stanley, came
up with a theory that explains how the USD behaves in different circumstances and
called it “The Dollar Smile Theory”.

 

The dollar
smile theory states that the USD tends to strengthen both when the US ec

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US 10-year yields back off 1.97% on the first challenge 0 (0)

The November 2019 high of 1.973% is the gatekeeper for 2% US Treasury yields. A slip through that level could set off stops through the figure. I expect a big challenge of that level around Thursday’s US CPI report but it could come sooner.
Today yields rose as high as 1.960% but we’ve seen

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US January NFIB small business optimism index 97.1 vs 97.5 expected 0 (0)

Prior 98.9The index slips to an 11-month low (lowest since February last year) amid persistent worker shortages and higher prices for materials. Supply and capacity constraints being the glaring factors leading to those issues. On the price front, the share of small businesses raising average sellin

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WTI crude sees quick drop in fall below $90 5 (1)

French president Macron’s words here may be a bit of a trigger but honestly, I don’t see much in that to suggest that there is any material receding in tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Not when the Kremlin already sent out its own message earlier here.
But as mentioned earlier, oil could be faci

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Equities lose ground after cautious start earlier 0 (0)

European indices have erased opening gains to turn red now on the session, posting slight losses. The Eurostoxx is down 0.1%, the DAX down 0.1%, and CAC 40 down 0.2% currently. Meanwhile, US futures are also retreating with S&P 500 futures down 0.2%, Dow futures down 0.3%, and Nasdaq futures down 0.

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Heads up: ECB president Lagarde to speak later in the day 0 (0)

She will be delivering the introductory statement at the hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs at the European Parliament later today.I reckon she will touch on her latest economic views as well as the central bank’s outlook, perhaps also providing some remarks on policy. All

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Eurozone February Sentix investor confidence 16.6 vs 15.2 expected 0 (0)

Prior 14.9

A slight rise in euro area investor morale as the economic situation globally shows more signs of stabilisation in the battle against the omicron variant. The expectations reading also rose from 13.5 in January to 14.0 in February, marking the highest reading since July last year.

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