Mediterranean troubles
Crude prices steadied above 81 $/b for the March ICE Brent contract and front-month backwardation remained strong, above 60 cents, as Libyan output was expected…
No big thing yesterday on financial markets but a gradual increase in bond yields that seems to reflect caution ahead of key economic reports in the US, to begin with CPI data today. The surge in Chinese exports and imports on a yoy basis in March reflects basis effects: we are entering a period during which it will be very difficult to draw anything from activity indicators. The EUR/USD exchange rate is still trading slightly below 1.19.
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