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It is not often that the financial markets are compared to buses, but the data has been light this week and suddenly we have the double-whammy of an US inflation report and the Federal Reserve decision.

Stock markets are in limbo as we await US inflation data and the Federal Reserve monetary-policy decision. However, in the FX markets USD strength is the overriding theme.

The euro has dropped 0.5%, falling alongside European equity futures and French bonds after Macron called a snap vote in a bid to halt gains for the far right Le Pen.