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US Dollar is Offered and China's Politburo Promises more Monetary and Fiscal Support
The dollar is offered. Neither the 227k rise in nonfarm payrolls, nor the above 3% Q4 growth that the Atlanta Fed sees the economy tracking, or the uptick in November CPI expected to be reported on Wednesday has been sufficient to dampen speculation of a rate cut next week. The futures market has a nearly 88% chance discounted. The antipodean currencies and Scandis are leading the move, ostensibly encouraged by the pro-growth signals from China's Politburo. The yen is the laggard. A speech now planned for mid-January by a deputy governor of the BOJ that could be used to flag a rate hike has seen speculation of a hike ... (full story)