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FOMC minutes: Trumponomics make the outlook more uncertain – Danske Bank

According to the analysts at Danske Bank, as expected, the FOMC minutes released late last night gave little news, as many FOMC members have already expressed their views since the meeting.

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“The FOMC members think the economy continues to improve but that Trumponomics make the outlook more uncertain. Although 'many participants' expect a hike 'fairly soon', only 'a few participants' expect a hike 'at an upcoming meeting'.”

“Yesterday afternoon, French government bonds rallied after the centrist politician Francois Bayrou offered to form an alliance with the presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron.”

Australia: No Capex joy here - TDS

Analysts at TDS notes that Australia’s Dec qtr real private capital expenditure (capex) fell by a larger-than-expected –2.1%/qtr (TD flat, mkt +0.5%).
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EUR/USD eases from highs, back near 1.0550

The single currency has started the second half of the week on a firmer note, pushing EUR/USD back to the 1.0570 region, albeit deflating afterwards.
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