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Market implications of more US fiscal stimulus

The unexpected scale of the fiscal stimulus agreed by the Obama administration and Republican leaders has caught the markets off guard. We think the rally in the dollar makes sense, and that investors are right to be sceptical about the implications for US equities and commodities. We do not believe, however, that the adverse reaction in the Treasury market is likely to last.

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