Day: December 5, 2017

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  Gold worries about getting replaced by Bitcoin

  Audio recap of what's happened so far today The market wasn't all that fixated on Tuesday's run of economic data, with currencies confined to tight[...]
  2017-12-05 20:47:19

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  Russia banned from Pyeongchang Olympic games

  Russia won't compete under its own flag this winter in South Korea The caveat is that some athletes will be allowed to compete under the[...]
  2017-12-05 20:47:19

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  McConnell: Corporate tax rate should stay at 20%

  Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell We're down to the sausage-making of the US tax reform bill and it's going to be one of those trades[...]
  2017-12-05 20:47:19

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  Barclays trade of the week: Short GBP/JPY

  Barclays on fading Brexit optimism Barclays Capital FX Strategy Research discusses GBP outlook in the near-term, and thinks that investors should consider fading the current priced[...]
  2017-12-05 20:47:19

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  BAML is back for another kick at 3% Treasury notes

  Predicting higher yields next year is a December tradition Predicting higher yields next year is a December tradition. This year it's Bank of American Merrill[...]
  2017-12-05 20:47:19

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  Fed's Williams sees wage growth rising to 3-3.5% in a couple of years

  Your wage hike is coming Williams is one of the most committed to the models that say inflation will rise imminently and that every disappointment[...]
  2017-12-05 20:39:15

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  ECB's Knot: Current inflation outlook poses no threat to price stability

  Comments from the ECB's Knot - Absent deflation risk, phasing out asset purchases is warranted from Sept 2018 onward - Fear or relapse into deflation[...]
  2017-12-05 20:39:15

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  GBP/JPY was the top trade this week

  Pound led the way, JPY lagged If you don't mind the odd round of ulcer-inducing volatility, GBP/JPY has been a good trade over the past[...]
  2017-12-05 18:23:18

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  Dollar moving a lower. Senate vote delay impacting the greenback

  USDJPY moves to new session lows. GBPUSD trades at highest level since September 25 The USD has moved lower after the US Senate said they[...]
  2017-12-05 18:23:18

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  USDJPY back to unchanged after fall stalls

  3 retests of the 100 bar MA below stalled falls.  Sellers give up. You cant blame the sellers from trying. After a fall below the[...]
  2017-12-05 18:23:18

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