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Banks
EUR/USD: Hawkish ECB talk meets Oil risk – ING
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that hawkish comments from ECB officials, including President Lagarde and Peter Kazimir, have reinforced market pricing for a…
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Banks
USD: Inflation focus and energy shock scenarios – MUFG
MUFG’s Head of Research Derek Halpenny notes that the proposed IEA-coordinated Oil reserve release could temporarily offset supply disruption in…
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Banks
US: CPI and limited Fed tools – UBS
UBS Chief Economist Paul Donovan notes that US February CPI data predates recent market volatility but remains important for Federal Reserve policy. He expects…
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Energies
Crude Prices Back on the Rise
WTI crude futures reversed early losses to trade more than 3% higher, approaching $87 per barrel on Wednesday, after falling…
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Forex
Spain Retail Sales Growth Quickens in January
Retail trade in Spain rose by 4% year-on-year in January 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised 2.8% advance in the…
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Forex
Pound Climbs Above $1.34 as Rate-Cut Expectations Ease
The British pound extended its advance above $1.34, reaching its strongest level so far this month and moving further away…
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Indices
DAX Falls on Wednesday
Frankfurt’s DAX 40 fell more than 1% to around 23,700 on Wednesday, reversing losses from the prior day and lagging…
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Indices
FTSE 100 Slides as Rate-Cut Bets Fade
London’s FTSE 100 resumed its downward trend on Wednesday, falling 0.8% to 10,320 points, as investors scaled back expectations for…
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Bonds
UK 10-Year Gilt Yield Near Four-Month High
The UK 10-year gilt yield climbed back to around 4.55%, remaining close to the near four-month high of 4.59% reached…
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Energies
E.U Natgas Prices Hold Decline
European natural gas futures rose above €47/MWh on Wednesday but held onto most of the previous session’s losses after the…
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