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Volatility and energy prices can influence

consumer inflation expectations.

Those have been trending down.

The adjustments the currencies can make and only go so far to a

degree it's a zero-sum game right? The transmission mechanism from what the ECB is

doing into the real economy is not working. That's a stark contrast in Europe to what we're seeing in the U.S.

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Futures in negative 12, they've deteriorated over the last two hours a bit of a bid here

right now, but I'm really stretching to find some calm.

What a day yesterday, a little bit more of that today.

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