Month: December 2017

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  Why the drop in copper prices is a good sign

  Metals in focus today Industrial metals are badly misunderstood. For years, they were held up as the paragon of global economic indicators. Then everyone in[...]
  2017-12-08 09:25:10

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  Five things to look out for in today's US jobs report

  It's NFP day, and the WSJ highlights the five things to take note for today's report The US jobs report is due out at 1330[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:19

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  EU commission: May and Juncker likely to meet at 0600 GMT in Brussels

  Headlines out via Bloomberg There will be a press conference by UK PM May and Juncker as well at 0630 GMT. Let's wait and see[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:19

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  China's booming exports a potential flag of upside risk to growth in 2018

  This according to Bloomberg Economics, in response to the trade balance data earlier in the day Some market reaction after this morning's where exports grew[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:19

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  FX option expiries for the NY cut 8 Dec 2017

  What's on the board so far today It's NFP day today, so expect some of these ranges to come into play. There's a lot of[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:19

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  Forexlive Asian-Pacific FX news wrap: Japan GDP beats. China trade humming along.

  Forex news for Asian-Pacific traders for December 8, 2017. A snapshot of other markets shows: - Spot gold up $1.22 or 0.10% at $1248.50 -[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:19

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  Japan November economy watchers sentiment 55.1 vs 52.1 expected

  Latest data released by the Cabinet Office 8 Dec 2017 The outlook number is 53.8 vs 54.0 expected This is a survey on workers, asking[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:13

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  DUP: Foster negotiated border issue with UK PM May through the early hours

  Headlines out on the wires now 8 Dec 2017 Well, May is on her way to Brussels right now. So I presume the statement should[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:13

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  Cable hits session highs after DUP comments

  The pair is continuing to soar higher on the day, hitting 1.3518 There's some resistance nearby between here and the 1.3530-40 level, but realistically it's[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:13

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  Economic data coming up in the European session

  What's coming up on the economic calendar front today Happy Friday, everyone! It's NFP day so watch out for that later on in the day,[...]
  2017-12-08 08:47:13

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