Month: December 2017

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  Q3 Canada labour productivity -0.6% vs -0.1% prior

  Third quarter labour productivity data - Prior was -0.1% (revised to -0.2%) - Largest drop since Q1 2015 - Unit labor costs +1.2% q/q vs[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  US Q3 non-farm productivity final 3.0% vs 3.3% exp

  US Q3 non-farm productivity final report now out 6 Dec - 3.0% prelim reading - output increased 4.1% - hours worked increased 1.1% - unit[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  Ireland's Varadkar says Brexit talks can be picked up in New Year if fail now

  Irish Republic PM  Leo Varadkar out with comments a few moments ago 6 Dec " "'if it is not possible to move to phase two[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  US tax reforms not fully priced in; where to target? - BAML

  Bank of America Merrill Lynch sees the US dollar bouncing back Bank of America Merrill Lynch FX Strategy Research discusses EUR/USD outlook and argues that markets[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  Putin says he will run for new 6 year term as Russian President

  Putin's reign continues Putin has been Prime Minister or President since 1999. If he wins a new term, that will take him to 2024. The[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  DUP: Irish gov't playing a dangerous game

  Comments from the Northern Ireland DUP - The longer delay on a border deal means a higher likelihood of a 'no deal' Brexit Copyright 2015[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  US EIA weekly oil inventories -5610K vs -2500K expected

  US weekly energy inventory and production data - Prior was -3429K - Cushing -2753K - Gasoline +6780K vs +2555K exp - Distillates +1667K vs +1100K[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  Hammond: Productivity isn't the problem; it's measuring productivity

  UK Chancellor Hammond - Says UK probably more affected by difficulty of measuring productivity than any other major economy Truly, he has a point. All[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  Dollar stores continue to be a major deflationary force

  The explosion of dollar stores points to the divergence in the economy and the proliferation of cheap goods It's amazing what you can get at[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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  European stock markets mixed at the close

  Closing changes for the main bourses: - French CAC -0.1% - German DAX -0.4% - Spain IBEX -0.1% - UK FTSE +0.3% It's the second[...]
  2017-12-06 20:47:07

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