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Flash: Equities notch impressive rally after Syria abates – Deutsche Bank

FXstreet.com (Lisbon) - Markets have continued with their impressive run and we've now seen 7 full business days in September and global equities have been higher for all of them and the S&P500 has not seen a down day since the last business day of August, notes Macro Strategy Analysts J. Reid and C. Tan at Deutsche Bank.

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“A combination of falling crude prices (down 4% since Friday), a potential back down in the threat of a US military strike in Syria and yesterday’s firmer Chinese industrial production data combined to give the S&P500 (+0.73%) its longest winning streak since July.”

“In a prime time televised speech, Obama reiterated his moral arguments for action in Syria but said that he was willing to give diplomacy a chance to run its course. S&P500 futures responded positively to the President’s comments.”

Session Recap: Majors consolidate, Sterling outperforms

FX market remains in a consolidative stage Wednesday, with the main exception of the Pound. GBP/USD reached a 7-month high against the dollar at 1.5825, as employment data from the UK came in better-than-expected.
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Flash: USD/JPY holds above 100.00 as risk appetite grows – Investec

Risk sentiment was helped in the overnight session following Obama’s speech last night in which he confirmed the Congressional votes on military action would be postponed whilst diplomacy, i.e. Russia’s proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, is pursued, notes Jonathan Pryor, Corporate Treasurer at Investec.
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