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BOJ stimulus size surprise. EZ PMI revisions weaker. UK data better. BOE & ECB steady
BOJ stimulus size surprise. EZ PMI revisions weaker. UK data better. BOE & ECB steady 5 April 2013 00:00 gmt
CALENDAR- Far East: CN- Holiday, JP- Lead Indicator. Europe: EZ- Retail Sales, New Ind Orders, DE- Factory Orders. North America: CA- Jobs, Trade, Ivey PMI, US- Jobs, Trade, COT Report
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- HIGH IMPACT ITEMS: EZ- Retail Sales, New Industrial Orders, CA- Jobs, Trade, PMI, US- Jobs, Trade, COT Report.
- The BOJ announced a significant increase in economic stimulus Thursday. Its aggressive ease surprised the markets seeing JGBs yields tumbling and USDJPY spiking higher. The Nikkei was up sharply. Governor Kuroda pledged to maintain the stimulus for as long as needed to achieve its 2.0% inflation target.
- March flash Service PMI readings for the Eurozone were revised to weaker, especially for Germany and France today. U.K. Services PMI data were stronger than expected.
- U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims data were much weaker than expected.
- The latest European Central Bank and Bank of England policy decisions saw no change in policy,
- ADP payroll data were weaker than forecast on Wednesday as were U.S. Service PMI data. Both the ADP and PMI data point to a weaker than expected NFP print for March on Friday. .Neither are reliable predictors of a number in any given month.
20d avg
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10-yr
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Equities
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EURUSD 1.2914
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JGB 0.45% -11bp
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Asia:Mixed
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USDJPY 94.92
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Bund 125% -3bp
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Europe:Lower
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EURJPY 122.61
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U.S.1.75% -6bp
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U.S.: Higher
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John M. Bland, an author and a founding partner of Global-View.com, has been a corporate FX consultant for a major N.Y. bank, a forex trader for a major N.Y. institution, and an FX analyst for a blue chip Fed watching service.. John has an MBA in International Finance and an A.B. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
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