Day: December 13, 2017

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  Italy's parliament to be dissolved between Christmas and New Year

  News breaking a few moments ago from Reuters citing sources 13 Dec - national elections likely to be on 4 or 11 March Elections have[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:12

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  Germany expects UK to stick to its financial commitments on Brexit

  German govt spokeswoman across the wires 13 Dec - we support comments by EU's Barnier on Brexit when he says UK can not go back[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:12

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  US October CPI +0.4% m/m vs +0.4% m/m expected

  October US consumer price index data - was +0.1% - CPI y/y +2.2% vs 2.2% exp - Prior 2.0% - Prior ex food and energy[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:12

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  Teranet/National Bank HPI index MoM (Nov) -0.5% vs -1.0% last month

  The YoY for November 9.2% vs 10.0% last month The Teranet/National Bank home price index for November is coming in lower by -0.5% vs -1.0%[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:12

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  China cracks down on consumer lending

  Report from China's 21st Century Business Herald What's the agenda in China for next year? The market is expecting some measures to cool housing. Today's[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:12

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  Italian stocks and bonds drop on report of March election

  The Italian election will be a big story early in the year Three of Italy's biggest newspapers reported that President Sergio Mattarella will dissolve parliament[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:06

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  S&P 500 creeps higher in the countdown to the FOMC decision

  S&P 500 up 4 points to 2668 The market likes the softer CPI numbers because they mean the Fed might be less-hawkish. That said, the[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:06

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  US stocks are opening in the black. Yields are lower after CPI data

  Bond yields reverse their gains The major US stock indices or higher: In the US that markets, gains from earlier in the day were wiped[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:06

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  The Alabama Senate election will have no effect on tax reform

  Tax reform is going to get done There were some jitters earlier that the Republican loss in Alabama yesterday would somehow stall tax reform. Listening to[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:06

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  3 things exclusively unique to today's Fed decision

  A look at today's FOMC decision The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise rates another 25 basis points today. The focus will be on[...]
  2017-12-13 20:47:06

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