Bond Outlook by bridport & cie, May 25 2011

Whether the EUR or USD is “stinkier” is debateable, but it is clear that political considerations are taking precedence over economic both for possible QE3 and defence of the euro.

Bond Outlook

We recently attended a conference where one questioner used the term “stinky currencies” to describe both the USD and the EUR. Given the state of both the US and the euro zone economies, this description does not appear inappropriate. The exchange rate between the two currencies varies with whichever area is receiving the more dominant press coverage, whilst all the while, the CHF strengthens. As of this week, the gloom in Europe is outdoing that of the USA, but is it unlikely to be long before the pendulum swings back.

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