Trichet presidency good for markets
The arrival of Jean-Claude Trichet as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) in October should have a positive impact on financial markets. The euro/dollar relationship will be underpinned by the tacit understanding that ECB intervention will be more wisely undertaken, interest rate policy better explained, and Euribor, the euro interest rate curve, will price less uncertainty over ECB rate policy.
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