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The Euro Endgame

There appear to be no happy outcomes here (although as my friend, Tom Ferguson always reminds me, “If you want to have a happy ending, go see a Disney film”). We appear to be entering most dangerous time for Europe since World War II.

Is the Fear Becoming Self-Fulfilling?

The dollar continues to remain firm against most of the majors; global stocks down sharp. Risk appetite took another turn for the worse; dollar bloc and scandis remain most sensitive. Outside the carnage in EM equities, funding strains are…

Stocks tumble

The dollar is firmer against nearly all the majors amid risk aversion; European stocks at a 6-day low. Markets are likely to focus on the US data in today’s session; downside surprise supportive of USD. PBOC expects to see less upward…

Constructive view of Canadian dollar

The US dollar fell to 4-year lows against the Canadian dollar late last month near CAD0.94. In the tumultuous markets in the first half of August, the US dollar rallied about 6.5% into August 9th to briefly poke through CAD1.0 for the first…

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