It will take more than anonymous ECB sources to cool the desire to bet on
Category: ECB
Options Market Turns Most Bullish On Euro Since November
If the ECB and Vitor Constancio thought they were going to be able to put
Stocks Fall Across The Globe As Hawkish Central Banks, Washington Jitters Roil Risk
Well, the overnight action was predictable under the circumstances, but it’s nevertheless unnerving for anyone
“Is It Really Only Tuesday?” One Trader Weighs In On Today’s Important News
Earlier this morning, we said the following about a series of comments from Mario Draghi
Euro Surges On Draghi’s “Three Messages,” Dollar Eyes Janet, Yuan “Suddenly” Jumps
Boy, I’ll tell you what, if you’re a central banker and you’re going to say
Gold Flash Crashes, “Jubilant” Germans, And Bank Bailouts
Well, gold plunged $18 in seconds on surging volume (18k contracts in a one-minute window)
Barclays Sarcastically Asks: “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?”
“The reality is that there are many risks on the horizon as we write”…
One Trader Has Had It With Your “Wild Projections Fueled By Irrelevant Moral Outrage”
“Traders need to remind themselves that you can’t win the war if you keep losing one battle after another.”
Stocks Super Happy, Oil “Flirts With Collapse,” UK Brexits, France Wonders Why No One Voted
Generally speaking, it was a quiet overnight session as traders look forward to a light
Trader: We’re Playing Tug-Of-War With A Starfish And There’s A “Reptilian Aura” To It
“Anyone who claims to know how this populism, saber-rattling and scandals will play out is fooling you as well as themselves.”
“Euphoria”: I’m Lovin’ It
Although “posthumous equine abuse” isn’t something we’d list under “interests” if we were say, signing up for a dating site, we don’t mind engaging in it if we think doing so might drive home a particularly important point.
They’re “Taking Away The Punch Bowl As The Party Gets More Messy”
“But that’s utterly the wrong thing to be thinking about.”
Full Week Ahead Preview: Fed In Focus
Hopefully, the weekend gave you a chance to catch your breath after “Super Thursday.”
Yeah, It’s Expensive, But These “Dead-End Policies” Will Make It Even More Expensive
“So what are we thinking here?”…
It’s Simple: “Buy What They Buy”
“It’s so simple.”
Trader: “The Problem Is Ours”
“James Comey’s testimony has been portrayed as the making or breaking of the current presidency. Total vindication or that Perry Mason moment when he tearfully breaks down under questioning, repudiates his opening statement and confesses all. No one listening in today is going to budge one inch in their appraisal of our state of affairs.”
ECB Omits Guidance That Rates May Be Cut Further
“We expect interest rates to remain at their present levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.”
SocGen: It’s A “Witches’ Brew Of Politics And Monetary Policy”
Did anyone tell you that today is “Super Thursday”?Â
China? China! Kuroda Contemplates His Exit, And Other Overnight Shenanigans
It’s “Super Thursday” and although the real fireworks (if there are any) aren’t set to
Josephine Witt’s Reign Is Over Or, Central Banks May Actually Mean It This Time
“For good reason, we’ve gotten used to taking everything with a grain of salt. It’s probably better to err now on giving them a serious dose of the benefit of the doubt.”
Terrorist “Troublemakers” Storm Overnight Session, Murder 12 In Iran Ahead Of “Super Thursday”
Well, it was a quiet overnight session right up until around 2 a.m. EST when
One Trader Weighs In On Thursday’s Trio Of Risk Event Hellspawn
“All capable of moving things around. All capable of passing calmly by and spawning headlines of “all attention now turns to…â€. The financial world equivalent of Mad Libs.”
Safety Sought: Yen Rallies As Markets Nervously Eye Potentially Dangerous Thursday
So on Sunday, in our week ahead preview, we noted that Thursday would bring a
Brace For Impact: Full Week Ahead Preview
“While improving manufacturing confidence has recently added to the constructive global risk environment (characterized by dovish central banks, low cross-asset volatility and rising equity prices), a potential increase in political uncertainty in the US may undermine this backdrop.”
Trader: “We’re Struggling To Understand Why Things Are Even Happening”
“So we function in a world where risk assets keep going up while we couch everything in risk-off terms. It’s not enough that our central bankers think they can play with our heads under the fiction that they are masters of nuance, we do it to ourselves.”
Here’s This Week’s “Central Bank Chatterbox”
So about two weeks ago, we said that Goldman is super excited about their new “Central
One Trader Talks Homemade Italian And A “Tag Team Wrestling Exhibition”
“It’s yet another example of how the global narrative increasingly resembles a tag team wrestling exhibition. Or at least a heated he said, she said rumble.”
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