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Thursday, July 26

26th Jul - EU/US truce, ECB sits


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EUROPE
  EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Introductory statement to the press conference – ECB

ECB Sticks to Its Knitting, No Surprises – Marc Chandler

Message from the ECB: Enjoy summer! – Pictet

Trump’s Trade War Is Uniting ECB Hawks and Doves – BB
German monetary hawks finally have something bigger than inflation to worry about.

ECB Pledges QE End By Year End, Rates On Hold Until Next "Summer" – ZH

ECB Watch: Summer in the City (of Frankfurt) – Nordea
The ECB did not reveal any new monetary policy signals at today’s meeting, but did point to prominent trade war risks. We see some upside for longer bond yields, not because of the ECB but because of recent trade negotiations.

ECB: Get back to the cold drinks, nothing to see here – ING
ECB leaves everything unchanged and confirms main messages from June


OTHER
  TRADE WARS
Leonid Bershidsky: How the EU Bureaucrat Won Bigger Than Trump
– BB
Trump needed a deal, but it’s the European Commission president who exceeded expectations.

Editorial: Trump’s Welcome Retreat on Trade War – BB
He took a softer line after meeting with the president of the European Commission. Let’s hope it lasts.

Goldman: Ceasefire With EU Makes Trump's Trade War With China Even Worse – ZH

Noah Smith: Trump Is Fighting the Wrong Kind of Trade Wars – BB
Aside from China, the president is aiming his fire in the wrong direction.


REGULARS
EU Open Rundown – RANsquawk

FirstFT Daily Briefing – FT
US-EU trade truce, Pakistan vote, Facebook friendless

WSJ City – WSJ
US and Europe Agree to Iron Out Trade Differences, Facebook Falls on Revenue Warning

WSJ Economics – WSJ
Trump Announces ‘New Phase’ For U.S.-EU Trade, Auto Tariffs On Hold

Danske Daily – Danske Bank

Daily Market Comment – Marc Chandler
Equities like EU-US Trade Truce more than the Euro

Brussels Playbook – Politico
Trump loves EU — Sticking points — Poland’s bad day in court

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day – BB

US Open – ZH
A Tale Of Two Markets: Trade War Relief Mixed With Tech Rout

Aamukatsaus – Nordea
Presidentti Trump ja EU:n Jean-Claude Juncker pääsivät alustavaan sopimukseen kauppaneuvotteluissa | Päivän tärkein tapahtuma on EKP:n kokous | Riskinottohalukkuus oli kasvussa kauppaneuvotteluiden myötä