Fear subsides. But will it last?
• JPY trends. The weaker JPY boosted sentiment yesterday. Asian/European equities rose, as did long-end bond yields. AUD hovering near ~$0.6520.• NZD bounce. Better than feared NZ jobs report supported the NZD. But ‘slack’ is still increasing. A matter of time before the RBNZ starts to cut rates. The market nervousness from earlier this week has continued to subside. Asian and European equities rose 1-2%, with Japan’s Nikkei effectively back to where it was ahead of Monday’s dramatic sell-off. That said, it hasn’t been all one-way with US stock markets fading as the overnight session rolled on (S&P500 -0.8%). Bond...