Uneven market situations persist. No progress was made in talks between Russia and Ukraine; the Kremlin stated it needs a “pleasant, demilitarized” Ukraine.
Ukraine, for its half, stated it anticipated Russia to pursue its aggression till it achieved give up, which can by no means occur. In the meantime, stories recommend Russia’s parliament is convening for a unprecedented session Friday the place the imposition of martial legislation could also be introduced and the UK has sanctioned plenty of excessive profile oligarchs. Vitality costs have snapped larger once more after yesterday’s plunge whereas shares have eased (round 2% for the principle European indices and by 0.7-0.8% for US fairness futures). Bonds are broadly larger however US Treasurys are under-performing European bonds considerably. Renewed market anxiousness has lifted the USD modestly after yesterday’s decline; the AUD and NZD are out-performing within the G10 house whereas the EUR, SEK and NOK are weaker. Losses for central European FX (PLN, HUF) are extra extreme. Geo-political developments and their penalties collide with financial actuality this morning; the ECB coverage choice shouldn’t be anticipated to see any adjustments in key coverage settings however the press convention is prone to sound extra cautious once more relative to the hawkish flip in communications seen ultimately month’s press convention. In the meantime, US CPI is anticipated to rise to 7.9% (with various 8% calls within the Bloomberg survey). The danger backdrop alongside a considerably dovish ECB plus excessive US inflation suggests the USD is poised to rise broadly at the moment.
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