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Currently lower again at 1.1287 after that corp demand-led rush/triggering stops to 1.1310. ECB Minutes later at 11.30 GMT
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1.1325-30 1.1350 1.1365 1.1380 1.1400 1.1430 1.1450 1.1475 1.1500
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Currently 1.5325 after that euro-led run up to 1.5335. BOE Minutes awaited at 11.00 GMT. Here’s my  which noted 1.5335-50 as my first area of resistance
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Chinese authorities have placed the governor of Fujian province, who is also the former chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, under investigation on suspicion of “serious disciplinary violations”, China’s anti-graft watchdog has said. Su Shulin had been Fujian governor since 2011 and also served as deputy Communist Party chief in Fujian, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement late on Wednesday.

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Rapid rise in the euro particularly in the past  30 minutes
I can’t pinpoint the exact reason ( equities are softer but hardly collapsing) but we’ve seen some decent euro buying in a rush

The current recovery in oil prices could prove to be nothing more than a short-lived “dead cat bounce,” analysts have warned.

European equities on a softer note as trading gets underway
– FTSE -0.2%
– DAX -0.3%
– CAC40 -0.2%
– FTMIB +0.2
– IBEX -0.4%
Shanghai Comp Index closes up 3.0% as it plays post-holiday catch up

A healthy French economy would do wonders to help lift the eurozone out of its malaise.

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