One word to sum the 1st US Presidential Debate: HOT!!!

For those of you who caught the first US presidential debate yesterday, it was certainly very interesting!

How did the markets respond?

-       It was in ‘risk off’ sentiment after the debate (understandably!)

-       Things turned around after on the back of positive US data.

What were the impact to the currencies and commodities?

-       EUR/USD was seen to trade between 1.1687 and 1.1751

-       Risky currencies such as AUD and NZD were core beneficiaries after the turn around caused a shift in sentiment.

-       USD/JPY was seen to be trading in a tight band of 105.40 and 105.75

-       Gold and oil futures fell 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively.

So, who’s looking forward to round 2 US presidential debate on Oct 15th?