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France January preliminary CPI +1.4% vs +1.5% y/y expected

Prior +1.3% HICP +1.8% vs +1.9% y/y expected Prior +1.8% There’s a good balance in the readings despite headline annual inflation nudging a little higher in January. Energy prices were seen up 2.8% year-on-year and that’s the large chunk of it, compared to the 1.2% year-on-year increase in…

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Eurostoxx futures +0.1% in early European trading

German DAX futures +0.2% UK FTSE futures flat The better mood is reflected in US futures as well, with tech shares rebounding well after the stuttering start to the week amid the whole DeepSeek episode. S&P 500 futures are up 0.3% with Nasdaq futures up 0.7% at the…

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What are the main events for today?

In the European session, the focus will be on the French and German CPI figures ahead of the Eurozone Flash CPI report next week. In the American session, the attention will switch to the Canadian GDP, the US Core PCE and the US Employment Cost Index. 13:30 GMT/08:30…

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FX option expiries for 31 January 10am New York cut

There are a couple to take note of on the board for the day, as highlighted in bold. The first being for EUR/USD at the 1.0400 level. The expiries should act as a defensive layer for topside price action, at least for European trading before rolling off later.…

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