Month: January 2018

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  Japan November final industrial production m/m +0.5% vs +0.6% prelim

  Latest data by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - 18 January 2018 Preliminary readings can be found . Slight delay on the[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  More from the Bank of Korea: GDP growth seen at 2.9% in 2019

  Further comments by the Bank of Korea following their decision earlier to hold rates steady at 1.50% Their earlier comments can be found . here[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  BOJ seen keeping long-term interest rate target unchanged in 2018 - Reuters poll

  Based on Reuters poll of 40 economists between 10 - 16 January Economists' views on the Bank of Japan tends to be all over the[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  Economic data coming up in the European session

  A preview of what's on the calendar in the European trading session today Howdy, everyone! Hope you're all having a good day. The FX side[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  USD/JPY falls from intraday highs as buyers encounter resistance

  The dollar may be staging a bit of a recovery that started overnight, but USD/JPY is now lower on the day Earlier, the pair made[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  Nikkei 225 closes lower by 0.44% at 23,763.37

  Tokyo's main index closes lower on the day after a bright start The Nikkei opened the day brightly with a gap up but it appears[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  JBA chairman: No sign of overheating in Japanese economy

  Japanese Bankers Association chairman Hirano speaks in Tokyo - 18 January 2018 Consumption has been an ongoing problem for Japan since like forever. Figures from[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  Quick look at the option expiries for today

  Looking at the more significant ones by size - via DTCC Here is what we have so far. USD/JPY has a couple of large ones[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  Jury is still out on EUR/USD today

  The pair is back up above 1.2200 but is still looking for direction EUR/USD had a bit of a see-saw ride yesterday, trading near 1.2200[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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  China Q4 GDP y/y +6.8% vs +6.7% expected

  Latest data released by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics - 18 January 2018 2017 GDP bang on "expectations" at +6.9%. Please do refer to[...]
  2018-01-18 08:47:07

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