Oil prices sharply on the rise
The Brent 1st-nearby price jumped higher from below $69/b to above $72/b, while the WTI posted an even-bigger rebound from around $66.5/b to $70.3/b now. Crude…
Purchasing managers’ indices continue to be close or at historical highs in the manufacturing industry, pointing to strong growth in this sector. The small decline in the US ISM only shows that activity has ceased to accelerate in April. Bond yields are marginally down and the USD is rather stable: the EUR/USD exchange rate is trading in a narrow range around 1.2030.
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