Day: November 26, 2017

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  Merkel still hoping "to get a German government in place quickly"

  German chancellor Merkel addressing party faithful earlier today 25 Nov "Europe needs a strong Germany, it is desirable to get a government in place quickly"[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  S&P downgrades South Africa. Rand falls

  S&P lowers South Africa's credit rating Standard & Poor's cut South Africa's sovereign debt rating to BB from BB+ with a stable outlook. The ratings[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: Euro rises above 1.19

  Forex news for North American trade on November 24, 2017: Markets: - Euro leads, JPY lags - Gold down $2 to $1289 - WTI crude[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  Markit Nov prelim services PMI 54.7 vs 55.3 expected

  Manufacturing and services data from Markit - Prior was 55.3 - Manufacturing PMI 53.8 vs 55.0 expected - Prior manufacturing index was 54.6 - Composite index[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  Forget the efficient market hypothesis, all you need is a calendar

  S&P 500 climbs on boost to retail stocks Is this for real? The S&P 500 is up 4 points today to 2601, a fresh record.[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  Warning: Black Friday channel checks are complete garbage

  Analysis of spending and lineups is a PR exercise One of the easiest ways to get your company's name into the newspapers and on TV[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  New York Fed Q4 GDP Nowcast 3.67% vs 3.82% prior

  The GDP tracker from the NY Fed It's a dip but it's still near the series high. "Negative surprises from manufacturing data accounted for the[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  EU's Tusk: Sufficient progress at Dec Brexit meetings possible but still a huge challenge

  Tusk met with Theresa May today - We need to see progress from UK within 10 days on all issues, including Ireland One reason for[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  French jobseekers rise 8.0K vs -64.8K prior

  More people looking for work in France - Total jobseekers 3483.6K vs 3475.6K prior Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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  S&P 500 closes at fresh record high

  Black Friday is a winner It was an abbreviated session at the New York Stock Exchange but it was a winner. The S&P 500 gained[...]
  2017-11-26 20:47:06

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