ECB: Draghi in focus today – Danske Bank

Sandeep Kanihama FXStreet Contributor

Analysts at Danske Bank suggest that today, we have a very light data calendar with no global market movers being released and focus will be on the ECB President Mario Draghi, who will be speaking again, followed by Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann later in the day.

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“They are scheduled to deliver keynote addresses at the Frankfurt European Banking Congress and markets will again watch out for any clues about ECB policy during this otherwise relatively uneventful day.”

“The Netherlands is up for review by S&P. The Netherlands is 'AAA/stable' and we do not expect any change to either the rating or the outlook.”

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Sandeep Kanihama

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Sandeep Kanihama is an FX Editor and Analyst with FXstreet having principally focus area on Asia and European markets with commodity, currency and equities coverage. He is stationed in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

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