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We have different moods on different continents this week. The European equities remained under the pressure of heating French political tensions on Tuesday, meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the major stock indices in the US advanced to fresh records on the back of a strong 10-year auction a day before the latest CPI update and the Federal Reserve (Fed) decision which will likely determine the global market mood for the rest of the month, and a good part of summer.
In the FX, while the US yields are giving back the post-jobs advance, and the softer yields echo well across the major indices, the US dollar index remains upbeat by inflation and Fed uncertainties, and the political shenanigans on this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
While the election uncertainty in France doesn’t do much good to the euro, the pound sterling looks much less battered by the idea that the Conservatives will likely say Good Bye to their majority next month. In fact, a recent survey from Bloomberg hinted that a Labour win would be better for both the pound, gilts and stocks – which is unusual.
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