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Friday, February 1

1st Feb - US Open




Previously on MoreLiver’s:

Roundups & Commentary
Frontrunning – ZH
Overnight: PMI, LTRO, USDJPY And EURUSD – ZH
The Lunch Wrap – alphaville / FT
Emerging N.Y. headlines – beyondbrics / FT
Daily press summary – Open Europe
  Dutch PM: Countries should be allowed to opt out of euro, Schengen and the EU

Morning MarketBeat: Stock Rally Faces Jobs Report – WSJ
Broker Note Briefing – WSJ
Drivers Tighten Grip – Marc to Market

EUROPE
The Euro: Raging BullWSJ
We could be at the point where all this starts to have serious implications for monetary policy, particularly if the rally keeps going at this kind of pace.

Euro zone inflation nears ECB goal, record joblessnessReuters
Euro zone inflation fell to a two-year low in January as companies cut prices at a time of record joblessness, potentially giving the European Central Bank more scope to lower interest rates later this year.

Worst may be over for euro zone factories: PMIReuters
Euro zone factories had their best month in nearly a year during January as burgeoning German output offered support amid signs the worst may be over for the troubled currency bloc, a survey showed on Friday.

ECB actions bring down periphery firms' borrowing costsReuters
The large difference in interest rates charged to firms across the euro zone narrowed slightly in December, providing further evidence that European Central Bank actions are easing financial market fragmentation.

Finland: Trade balance in surplusNordea (pdf)
The volume of Finnish goods exports de-creased 2 per cent and goods imports close to 12 per cent in November from the year earlier.

UNITED STATES
January Employment Report PreviewA Dash of Insight

ASIA
China: Mixed PMIs still suggest that growth is picking upDanske Bank (pdf)
What to make of the contradictory China manufacturing PMIsalphaville / FT

OTHER
Weekly Credit UpdateDanske Bank (pdf)