4 Mar 2014
Flash: Risk-on sharpens post-Russia/Ukraine - Societe Generale
FXStreet (Barcelona) - Kit Juckes, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Societe Generale, notes the now better risk sentiment is lifting both EUR/USD and USD/JPY.
Key Quotes
"Good morning. Tensions in the Ukraine and Crimea have (temporarily) been eased."
"Russian troops have finished their ‘military exercise' and financial market tension is melting away. And no, of course it's not ‘all over'."
"The economic fallout, notably in Russia, will be significant and building political stability in the Ukraine remains a huge challenge. But financial markets are short-sighted animals and everything is calmer."
"Even the (very) overvalued Rouble is stronger today. And so, risk is a lot less ‘off' than it was, EMFX is rallying across the broad, equity markets are up, Bund yields are higher, etc."
"In G10 FX, this means that USD/JPY has bounced back from 101, EUR/USD is edging higher again, and volatility is fading. with US employment data at the end of the week and ECB/MPC still to come, today' is an in-between sort of a day, ideally suited to getting home in time to eat pancakes with the children...."
Key Quotes
"Good morning. Tensions in the Ukraine and Crimea have (temporarily) been eased."
"Russian troops have finished their ‘military exercise' and financial market tension is melting away. And no, of course it's not ‘all over'."
"The economic fallout, notably in Russia, will be significant and building political stability in the Ukraine remains a huge challenge. But financial markets are short-sighted animals and everything is calmer."
"Even the (very) overvalued Rouble is stronger today. And so, risk is a lot less ‘off' than it was, EMFX is rallying across the broad, equity markets are up, Bund yields are higher, etc."
"In G10 FX, this means that USD/JPY has bounced back from 101, EUR/USD is edging higher again, and volatility is fading. with US employment data at the end of the week and ECB/MPC still to come, today' is an in-between sort of a day, ideally suited to getting home in time to eat pancakes with the children...."