Intraday Market Thoughts Archive

2012 February

• 2012-02-29 ECB Lends E530 bn to 800 banks, US GDP Revision Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-29 Mixed Signals Ahead of LTRO & Cause/Effect Analysis (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-28 Charting Consumer Confidence vs Oil & Stocks (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-28 Strong Data Underpin EUR Ahead Of Tomorrow's LTRO (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-28 Bundestag Passes Greek Bailout, Firewall Battle Continues (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-27 Will LTRO2 Trigger SPR2? Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-27 G20 Pressures Eurozone To Increase Firewall (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-27 Yen and Euro Extend Reversals, Gillard Wins (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-23 Euro Takes Out Highs, RBAs Stevens on the Sidelines (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-23 EURUSD At 10 Week High After Solid IFO (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-23 The Eye of the Hurricane, Onto IFO Survey (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-22 On Sterling & Loonie (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-22 MPC Minutes Sent GBP lower, Home Sales Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-21 Greek Worries Persist (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-21 EURUSD Weaker Despite Greek Deal (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-21 Another 12th Hour Greek Deal (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-20 Oil, euro & USDJPY in our Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-20 Asia Rallies on PBOC Cut, Japan Deficit Hits Record (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-17 Ashraf's New York & London Appearances (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-17 Risk Rally Sees No Follow Through; CPI Is Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-17 Greece Edges Close to Bailout, New Premium Intermarket Insights (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-16 EURUSD 5th Straight Daily Loss, Awaiting Philly Fed (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-15 Greek Uncertainty Weights, Aussie Jobs Up Next (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-15 Eurozone GDP contracts; US Indus Production Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-15 USD/JPY at 4-month Highs, Europe Losing Patience With Greece (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-14 Charting UK CPI vs British Pound (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-14 UK Inflation at 14-mth Lows, ZEW Edges up (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-14 Euro Extends Losses in Early Asia, BoJ Decision Up Next (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-13 New Premium Intermarket Insights are up (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-13 Ashraf's 2 Appearances in New York Next Week (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-13 Greece Passes Austerity, Athens Burns, PSI Unclear (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-10 USD Stabilizes on Euro Fatigue & Greek Deal Rethink (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-10 Euro Fatigue Amid Unclear Greece Signals (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-09 Ashraf at New York Traders Expo Feb 19-22 (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-09 BoE Adds 50 bln In QE; Draghi Conference Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-09 China CPI Heats up, EUR Regains 1.33, Onto BoE (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-08 Premium Intermarket Insights Ahead of BoE, ECB Decisions (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-08 USD Consolidates Losses; EFSF Role Mulled (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-08 ECB to Unload Greek Bonds, Austerity Deal Nears (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-07 SNB Confirms EURCHF Floor, Another Bernanke Testimony (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-07 EUR Regains 1.31, RBA Likely to Cut (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-06 Latest Premium Trades Ahead of RBA (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-06 Greek Disagreements Weighs On Euro, Canada PMI Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-03 USD Firms vs EU FX as US Jobs Blows out Forecasts (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-03 CAD Lower On Weak Jobs, US Jobs, ISM Services Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-03 Eurozone Services PMIs Edge up, Awaiting UK, EU Sales (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-03 New Premium Trades Ahead of Canada & US Jobs Reports (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-03 No QE From Bernanke, China Services PMI Up Next (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-02 Ashraf's London Seminar this Saturday, Feb 4 (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-02 EURUSD Muted to China EFSF&ESM Chatter, Bernanke Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-02 EURUSD Awaits PSI Resolution Near $1.32 (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-02 ISM Sparks Risk Rally, Asia Quiet (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-02-01 Another Greek Deal Rumor Sends USD Lower (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-02-01 China PMI Beats Expectations, UK PMI Next, Portugal to Borrow (Adam Button)
• 2012-02-01 Greek Turmoil Continues, China PMI Up Next (Ashraf Laidi)