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The Stoxx 600 and the S&P500 traded at a fresh ytd high on Monday as the British FTSE 100 lagged behind its Western peers, as mining stocks drove the index lower. But overall, the week started on an optimistic note ahead of today’s US inflation update, tomorrow’s FOMC decision and Thursday’s European Central Bank (ECB) […]

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Sunset Market Commentary

Markets European markets today enjoyed some kind of a risk-on catch up move. A record close of the US S&P 500 above the 5500 mark yesterday apparently also inspired European investors (Eurostoxx 50 +1.3%). On French/intra-EMU bond markets, the risk premia also narrowed slightly further. The French 10-y spread over Bunds eased to 68 bps […]
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