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                  26 August 2010

                  Wake-up Call: Jackson 'Black Hole' awaited

                  Mads Koefoed, Macro Strategist, Saxo Bank

                  Talk of BOJ intervention to weaken the JPY continues to aid risky assets as markets look forward to the Jackson Hole symposium. If they are looking for Bernanke to take drastic measures they could be in for a disappointment.
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