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Reasoning Behind The Defensive Start To The Week

CROSS ASSET

A quick reminder of some of the points that have resulted in a risk-off feel at the start of the new trading week:

  • General worry surrounding the deepening of COVID impact/fear across several Asia-Pac economies/nations, most notably Australia
  • The first point has allowed equities to extend lower, building on Friday's negative lead from Wall St.
  • U.S. T-Note futures have breached last week's high, with broader volume in the contract running comfortably above average for this time of day.
  • Lower oil prices in the wake of the latest OPEC+ agreement, which will see the group lift crude output by 400K bpd/month from August with several parties to the deal set to receive new baselines during '22 (although the length of the pact has been extended).
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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