Eurogroup head Junckers is on the wires ahead of the EcoFin meeting in Brussels tomorrow.

  • He says he sees no indication that the euro zone economic situation is turning around.
  • We are in a deep recession deeper than the 1990s, he says. (Europe had a particularly deep recession in the early 90s as the cost of reunification hammered the German economy).
  • US appeals for greater stimulus not to our liking
  • Wait and see how current stimulus efforts work before more.

EUR/USD has dipped back below the 1.26 level late in the session as US equities slump into the close. The S&P is down 1.1%.