Minutes ago French socialist president Hollande once again climbed on top of Cloud Nine, fully hopeful that Draghi's bluff would be enough: HOLLANDE CITES `STRONG WORDS' BY ECB'S DRAGHI ON EURO HOLLANDE SAYS ALL WILL BE DONE TO `DEFEND, PRESERVE' EURO This led to a brief spike in the EURUSD until moments later, CNBC's Steve Liesman, by way of the Bundesbank, just converted Cloud Nine into Cloud Nein, which in turn was promptly pulled from under Hollande: BUNDESBANK TELLS LIESMAN MONETARY POLICY SHOULD FOCUS SOLELY ON PRICE STABILITY, STATES NEED FISCAL INTERVENTION This means the Bundesbank does not give its blessing ... (full story)