Commentary:
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Notable:
- ECB did not change policy. Draghi said that the ECB will target an expansion of its balance sheet of “up to EUR1trn,” with purchases lasting at least 2 years. But he did not suggest that any new measures are being considered, which was a disappointment.
- US Jobless Claims declined to 287k last week vs 297k exp and 299k prev
- Building Approvals, jumped to 14.5% YoY vs 12.7% exp and 9.4% prev
- Trade Balance improved to -787mm vs -800mm exp and -1359mm prev
- BLK’s head of European and global bonds warned investors not to expect ECB sovereign QE. "The market is very much taking for granted that quantitative easing through a government bond purchase program is coming and I think there are many, many obstacles to that still to come.”
- – crude pressured Wed after Saudi Arabia cuts prices more than expected (this was out earlier Wed). “The Saudi price cut is a sign that they won’t be cutting back production further and may be setting up for a market share battle
- Coal: Wood Mackenzie says that coal miners will weather the sharp pullback in coal prices by cutting costs rather than production ahead of an anticipated market recovery next year. Bloomberg
- Daimler now sees the global car market growing only 3% this year due to weakness in Russia and South America (previously the firm was forecasting +4-5%
- the BOE asked the government for powerful new tools designed to curb real-estate lending – WSJ
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