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| Finland's official worries about unsustainable fiscal spending sound weird when looking at the bond yields. There is another agenda: pushing through internal devaluation, adhering to the EU's growth- and stability pact etc. |
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| Plenty of downside left in the German stock index - at least to the lower end of the trading range. |
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| US positive surprise index has turned down from high levels (expect negative surprises in the near future), while Euro zone negative surprises are largely behind us now. |
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| During the past two expansions, only the better-off minority has seen an increase in their income - and the trend remains clear. |
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| European purchasing manager indices did not show any growth ahead |
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| The euro's weakness after the ECB's threats and plans of further monetary policy easing have largely been against the USD. Against AUD, JPY etc, the net change is zero. |
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| Greece's stock index looks technically bad, but from a bit lower levels could provide a nice quick swing trade higher. |