The ‘souring’ of the mother’s milk of stock markets continues. Management guidance and commentary implies 3-5pp impact due to ‘king dollar’ FX headwinds as an astounding 87% of companies guided below consensus expectations for next quarter. Bottom-up consensus 2015 EPS estimates were cut by 4% during January, and, as Goldman Sachs warns, 4Q EPS is tracking 7% below the consensus estimate at the start of reporting season.