We mentioned yesterday how sterling and the euro remain the whipping boys of the FX markets and little has changed in the space of 24 hours.Eurozone inflation showing that the single currency’s economic block has dipped into negative territory put a swift end to a meagre attempt by
EURUSD(1.1805，0.0013，0.11%) to rebound.As talk of deflation does the rounds more now than it did previously concern is now building that this could dent consumer sentiment and entrench the Eurozone into a wider deflationary environment.With the large declines in crude prices being the main culprit for falling inflation it is far too early to be talking of such a situation where consumers and businesses start to worry and put off investment or purchases.
昨天我们提到
英镑(1.5101，0.0013，0.09%)和
欧元(1.1805，0.0013，0.11%)是外汇市场的出气筒，而这一天里情况几乎没什么改变。
欧元(1.1805，0.0013，0.11%)区通胀显示出
欧元(1.1805，0.0013，0.11%)经济区域已经进入了一种令人失望的局面，因此
欧元(1.1805，0.0013，0.11%)美元要反弹的尝试也变得毫无动力。现在谈论通缩的时候比过去要多，因此大家开始担心这种情况会损害消费者的情绪，并然欧元区出现广泛的通缩。虽然油价的大幅下跌是通胀下行的罪魁祸首，但现在要说消费者和商业开始担忧并推迟投资或购买行为还为时尚早。
The weakness in EURUSD also comes against a dollar that continues to go from strength to strength.Last night’s FOMC minutes for all intense and purposes were seen as relatively hawkish with encouraging comments on growth,but 2 and 10 year US Treasury yields were largely unchanged.The dollar index remains just below its recent highs,looking ready to take another leg high if the data releases accommodate.
欧元美元也出现疲软，但美元还在持续走强。昨晚联邦公开市场委员会的会议纪要显示出一点点强硬，言辞上对增长多有鼓励，不过美国的二年和十年国债收益几乎没什么变化。美元指数仍然低于最近的高点，看起来如果数据不错的话会准备继续走高。
Today we will be keeping an eye out for retail sales from the Eurozone and then the BOE announces its first rate decision of the year.Also worth monitoring the weekly jobless numbers from the US expected to come in at 290k compared to last week’s 298k.
今天我们要关注欧元区的零售数据，而英格兰银行也会宣布今年第一个利率决定。同时值得一提的是美国的每周失业数字可能会为29万，上周这个数字为29万8千。
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