Relief rally supports additional market gains
Markets look set to extend gains for a second day after President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force and retreated from threats to seize Greenland through economic coercion. The dollar is firmer, yields are steadier, and stock futures are pointing to a stronger open as a relief rally plays out across asset classes. Measures of implied volatility in Treasury, equity, and foreign exchange markets are all coming down as investors reduce protection against tail exposures, and risk-sensitive currencies like the Australian and Canadian dollars are outperforming their safe-haven brethren. Late yesterday, Trump said he would not proceed with...