Day: December 22, 2017

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  Reuters poll: 2/3 of global investors see the Fed raising rates 3 times in 2018

  Latest Reuters poll, survey conducted on 51 wealth managers in Europe, US, Britain, and Japan The survey was not just specific to the Fed and[...]
  2017-12-22 20:47:11

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  China’s bitcoin crackdown raises cryptocurrency demand

  This via HK press: China's bitcoin crackdown raises cryptocurrency demand as they move to peer-to-peer platforms - Bitcoin trading is booming in China - Despite[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:13

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  EUR losing some ground - concerns on minority government in Germany

  A loss of a few points for EUR/USD in past minutes seems related to a warning on a German minority government from Sigmar Gabriel German[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:13

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  All done! US Senate approves bill to fund government through Jan - avert shutdown

  The House passed the Bill earlier and so now its off to President Trump to sign Earlier: Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2017-12-22 08:47:13

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  EUR lower still - Catalan vote weighing further

  The news that Catalan separatists have won a majority in Spanish regional election has been confirmed It was looking likely earlier, but its pretty much[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:13

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  Japan's Cabinet approves fiscal year 2018/19 budget (PM Abe spending big)

  Its going to be a record $860 bln spending in FY2018/19 - General-account budget spending for the next fiscal year starting April will total 97.7[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:13

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  Bitcoin taking a bath, dropping price in Asia morning trade

  BTC is under USD 15,000 .... well under. Earlier on today Coinbase suspended trading but its back on the blockchain gang now We've all sort[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:07

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  North Korea's Kim says capable of posing a "substantial" nuclear threat to the US

  KCNA (Korean Central News Agency is the state media) carries comments from leader Kim Jong-un today - Said his country has become a strategic nation KCNA's report[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:07

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  Bitcoin is extending its losses, its down more than 10% in Asia trade

  Price of BTC is under USD 14,000 as I update and down from highs around  USD 15,500 earlier Here is what the chart looks like:[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:07

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  As Bitcoin plunges maybe we need to be asking "Where to for gold in 2018?"

  If your attention is wandering from BTC back to the yellow rock, here is some forecasting This is via RBC: Baseline is for a measured[...]
  2017-12-22 08:47:07

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