euro zone Crisis

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Mario Draghi, President of the ECB Statement

Based on our regular economic and monetary analyses, we decided to keep the key ECB interest rates unchanged. While inflation rates are likely to stay above 2% for the remainder of 2012, over the policy-relevant horizon we expect price developments to remain in line with price stability. Consistent with this picture, the underlying pace of monetary expansion remains subdued. Inflation expectations for the euro area economy continue to be firmly anchored in line with our aim of maintaining inflation rates below, but close to, 2% over the medium term

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Playing the Euro Zone Slide with  iShares MSCI Europe Financials Sector Index Fund - EUFN

Technical screens found another ETF that has confirmed a weekly triangle suggesting continuation of the current bearish trend.  The pattern is confirmed with the Relative Strength Indicator (RSI) pushing below the trendline at the same time the moving average of the RSI is moving lower.

Euro

– Market optimism fades and suggests more USD strength – Widespread calls for a break lower in Eur/Usd – Key economic data and political risk ahead – Focus for now on monthly US employment data Although we have seen no clear breakouts in most of the major currencies, and although the Euro still remains locked in a very well defined 1.3000-1.3500 consolidation (that has defined trade for much of 2012),

Breaking News - From the ECB's Draghi

ECB’s Draghi: