Day: January 1, 2018

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  Cable takes a peek above 1.3500 for the first time in 3 weeks

  GBP/USD touches session high of 1.3503 GBP is the leading currency among the major bloc today, as dollar weakness continues to dominate the year-end theme.[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:10

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  More German regional Dec CPI data (Hesse, Bavaria)

  More regional CPI releases in Germany ahead of the overall number later today - 29 Dec 2017 Some mixed numbers there, but follows a similar[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:10

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  Eurozone Nov M3 money supply +4.9% vs +4.9% expected

  Latest Eurozone data by the ECB - 29 Dec 2017 Steady as she goes for the data point. As highlighted in the preview, a relatively[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:10

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  European equities mostly flat to start the day

  Pretty much no movement in the open for European stock markets A hint that a quiet session is up ahead, maybe? Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:10

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  Longer-term yields in the US went nowhere in 2017

  US 10-year yields is sitting at 2.43% today, pretty much where it finished last year at 2.44% If you were to look at the chart[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:10

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  North Korea leader Kim Jong Un: I have a nuclear launch button on my office desk

  Kim Jong Un spoke during the annual New Year's address to North Korean citizens In his speech, Kim was in saying that Pyongyang has completed[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:06

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  Ripple adds a new twist to the "flippening"

  Ripple overtakes Ethereum as the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap Last Friday's surge in Ripple's XRP saw it overtook Ethereum as the contender to[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:06

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  China Dec manufacturing PMI 51.6 vs 51.8 prior

  China purchasing managers' surveys - The manufacturing PMI was in-line with the consensus of 51.6 - Non-manufacturing 55.0 vs 54.7 expected - Prior non-manufacturing PMI[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:06

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  What are your best 2018 trade ideas?

  Let's hear from you What currency do you expect to be the best performer next year? What do you think will be the best trade[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:06

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  Bitcoin falls 12%. Australian banks freeze accounts tied to crypto

  Bitcoin falls below $13,000 Bitcoin opened at $14,427 today but has slid to $12,632 after a series of quick declines. The drop leaves the crypto[...]
  2018-01-01 20:47:06

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