Day: January 16, 2018

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  White House told Bannon not to answer questions about White House and transition - Fox

  Bannon told to stay quiet Fox reports that the White House told Bannon to stay quiet. Bannon appeared today before the House Intelligence Committee. ...sounds[...]
  2018-01-16 20:47:06

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  US stocks fall into negative territory

  This could be the first negative close of the year A 20 point gain in the S&P 500 has turned into a 2 point loss.[...]
  2018-01-16 20:47:06

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  Trump not inclined to pull out of NAFTA - report

  CNBC's Larry Kudlow reports Kudlow is a friend of Trump's and sometimes advisor. He cites a senior White House advisor who says the President is[...]
  2018-01-16 20:47:06

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  USD/JPY is quickly approaching yesterday's low as the dollar bounce evaporates

  So much for the USD bounce As sentiment deteriorates in the stock market, USD/JPY is going down with it. For much of today, the story[...]
  2018-01-16 20:47:06

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  Here is what's on the economic calendar due from Asia today (spoiler - more BOJ)

  Eyes will be on the Bank of Japan JGB purchases due at 0110 GMT When the Bank trimmed the amount they purchased of the long-dated[...]
  2018-01-16 20:47:06

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  Video: 5 things to watch for from the Bank of England this year

  The pound is soaring and the BOE could make it soar even higher Cable broke above the September 2017 high on Friday and is at[...]
  2018-01-16 20:39:12

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  Fed's Rosengren (more of a hawk): further jobless rate drop risks undermining recovery

  Speaking in San Diego (but from the Boston Fed - good trade) He adds: Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2018-01-16 20:39:12

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  Fed's Harker: Sees two rate hikes in 2018

  Feds Harker. Non voting member in 2018. Projection for hikes is less than the Fed consensus of 3 hikes. He adds: Philadelphia Fed president speaking[...]
  2018-01-16 20:39:12

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  EUR/USD new high in Asia. No joke! (But did you hear the one about the ECB minutes?)

  The euro is making further gains against the USD as early Asia gets underway There is no fresh news nor data, what we have here[...]
  2018-01-16 20:39:12

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 6.4932 (vs. yesterday at 6.5147)

  And let's all join together and wish the People's Bank of China a great weekend! They'll be back on Monday with another rerference rate for[...]
  2018-01-16 20:39:12

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