Day: December 19, 2017

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  Trump and May agree on the importance of a swift post-Brexit trade deal

  Why not start negotiating now? A spokesman for May said she updated Trump on the recent 'good progress' of Brexit negotiations. The UK should really[...]
  2017-12-19 20:47:06

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  US Senate Republican McConnell: Will finish on tax bill sometime tonight

  The procedural vote on the house is underway The procedural vote is whether to send back for more conference. If that fails (expected), the House[...]
  2017-12-19 20:47:06

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  US House has enough votes for passage

  On to the Senate Senate Republican Senator said the Senate will finish on tax bill sometime on Tuesday night. Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2017-12-19 20:47:06

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  People are freaking out about aliens... seriously

  New York Times reports on secretive US Pentagon programs Normally I would dismiss this kind of thing, but this is reported in the New York[...]
  2017-12-19 20:47:06

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  US 10 year yield up about 7 basis points

  Tests October high yield at 2.4736% The passing of the tax bill and better housing data this morning has helped the yields in the US. [...]
  2017-12-19 20:47:06

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  Here is the full transcript of Draghi's ECB press conference

  European Central Bank publishes the verbatim thing, Draghi and Constâncio's presser LInk: PRESS CONFERENCE -- Never let it be said that ForexLive has reduced its[...]
  2017-12-19 20:39:40

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  BOJ Q4 Tankan survey out now - positive outlook still

  The Bank of Japan survey of firms, conducted 4 times a year Tankan Large Manufacturing Index, 25       - expected 24, prior was 22  Tankan Large[...]
  2017-12-19 20:39:40

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  PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate for today at 6.6113 (vs. yesterday at 6.6033)

  People's Bank of China yuan mid rate for the session's trading. For OMOs:Net 150bn yuan injection today For the week, net 80 bn yuan injection[...]
  2017-12-19 20:39:40

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  HSBC on the PBOC rate hikes and where to for the yuan in 2018

  Remarks from HSBC overnight on the People's Bank of China moves yesterday (what moves, you ask - check 'em out here from yesterday: ) OK[...]
  2017-12-19 20:39:40

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  BOJ headline - "said to tweak message as dissenter calls for more easing"

  Bank of Japan is said to tweak message as dissenter calls for more easing That's the Bloomberg headline Nothing further right now ... Remember the[...]
  2017-12-19 20:39:40

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