Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank says the sell-off began when the first quarter GDP numbers from the US were weaker-than-expected; yesterday's higher-than-expected weekly jobless claims exacerbated the trend.

盛宝银行Ole Hansen说这次抛售是从美国第一季度GDP低于预期而开始的。 昨天高于预期的周失业率加剧这一趋势。

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"The market's really just trying to work out which leg to stand on, " said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

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