We have FOMC and ECB meetings in the next 24 hours. Here’s some info on how economic data has fared since the last meeting.
US: Not Doing So Bad

ECB: Nothing but Weakness, Skirting Recession

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The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia have monetary policy meetings scheduled this week and some investors expect these central banks to change monetary policy. Here’s what the market is pricing in according to interest rate futures. You can compare them with the Central Bank expectations back in September. [...]

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I was on Bloomberg Television earlier today talking about the outlook for non-farm payrolls and how the dollar could react to it. For my full NFP and ECB Preview, make sure you read my special report What to Expect for ECB and Non-Farm Payrolls

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Euro denominated covered bonds are securities created from either a pool of private or public sector loans. Covered bonds are similar to mortgage and asset-backed securities in many ways.
The primary difference is that the loans backing a covered bond remain on the balance sheet of the issuing bank. The bonds are therefore obligations [...]

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ECB President Trichet does it once again. He has under delivered and postponed the inevitable. This morning, the central bank cut interest rates by only 25bp to 1.25 percent instead of the widely expected 50bp cut, sending the Euro through the roof.
Some questions immediately come to mind, which Trichet elegantly answered [...]

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