Heads up: ECB speakers on the agenda later today
There will be a host of ECB speakers in the session ahead Here is the agenda: 0650 GMT – ECB’s Villeroy speaks in Berlin Villeroy will be speaking at the…
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The shortened week starts with the major markets closed for Labor Day, but overcompensates on Wednesday and Thursday with the BoC and ECB rate decisions and Press Conferences, and Inflation…
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The Euro’s rally versus its major peers has been fading since the EU Summit deal.Attention is turning to next month’s ECB meeting. Will rosy European PMIs rekindle EUR/USD’s rise?
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In Europe the focus has switched from the ECB to the EU summit on the proposed EUR 750 bln pandemic recovery fund, which is tied in with the EU’s next 7-year…
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Live commentary post Central Banks’ meetings from Stuart Cowell. US equity futures are under pressure as global markets suffer a bout of risk aversion. ECB leaves rates unchanged as expected; Lagarde…
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