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Crude $103.14 (-73c) Europe getting hit hard today on heightened political uncertainty and generally weaker macro data across the board. Socialist Francois Hollande edges out Nicolas Sarkozy in Round 1 of the French elections as expected (28.5% to 27.1%), while the far-right National Front's Marine Le Pen took

ont's Marine Le Pen took third with a record high 18.2% of the vote. Hollande & Sarkozy will now go head-to-head in a Round 2 run-off on May 6 with Hollande still holding a commanding lead in opinion polls (Sarkozy will need to convert a large % of Le Pen supporters to have a chance). Meanwhile, the Dut

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tch cut for MS was consensus despite fears of 3). Hollande, Merkel, Rajoy & Monti meeting in Rome today ahe

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that "significant downside risks still persist" and that "stress has increased as of late." Round 1 of the French election on Sunday and polls show Hollande with a slight 28%-25% edge over Sarkozy (Round 2 polls for May 6 run-off still have Hollande winning by a more comfortable margin of 57%-43%). BofA

ay: Earnings (CHKP, COP, HAS, STI, NFLX, ZION, TXN) Tuesday: GOP Primaries (CT, Rhode Island, Delaware, NY & PA), S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Index, Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index, Barcap Retail and Restaurant Conference (NYC), Earnings (ALXN, APD, BHI, COH, HSY, MMM, R, T, WU, X, AAPL, BIDU, JNPR) Wednesday: FOMC Rate decisi