Month: January 2018

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  Quick snapshot of the major currencies bloc: USD firms up, NZD lags behind

  The dollar getting some love in trading today as the ECB jawboning continues The USD is firming up as we get into the European session,[...]
  2018-01-17 08:47:06

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  Trading ideas for the European session 17 Jan

  Daily thread to exchange trading ideas and strategy FX prices still going nowhere in a hurry this week with the jury still out. So what's your current[...]
  2018-01-17 08:47:06

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  BofAML says that USD/CAD is priced 'close to perfection' ahead of BOC meeting

  The Bank of Canada is expected to raise rates by 25 bps in today's meeting, here's BofAML's take on the event They mention that they[...]
  2018-01-17 08:47:06

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  Ifo's Fuest: German coalition blueprint "overall not great"

  Germany's Ifo Institute president Clemens Fuest speaking to Bloomberg - 16 January 2018 Some comments by Fuest on the aftermath of exploratory talks by German[...]
  2018-01-17 08:47:06

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  European equity markets open lower

  Softer tones as trading gets officially underway 17 Jan - FTSE             -0.2% - DAX              -0.35% Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2018-01-17 08:47:06

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  Swiss economy seen expanding by 0.5% in Q4 2017 - Bloomberg survey

  Summary details of a Bloomberg survey of 30 economists on the Swiss economy for 2018 More economists' expectations on Switzerland and its economy. Earlier, another[...]
  2018-01-17 08:47:06

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  Latest poll sees BOC hiking rates to 1.25% this week

  Latest Reuters poll results just out 15 Jan - Bank of Canada to hike on Wednesday to 1.25% say 70% of those polled - BOC[...]
  2018-01-17 08:39:12

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  The ECB bought another 10.112B euros in bonds last week in QE program

  The QE program continues The bond buying program will continue until at least September, despite the euro at 1.2266 and the economic outlook in the[...]
  2018-01-17 08:39:12

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  Poll: 8 of 31 analysts expect BOC to hold rates on Wednesday

  The Bank of Canada decision is this week The Canadian dollar is stronger today as the USD slumps across the board. That's pushed USD/CAD down[...]
  2018-01-17 08:39:12

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  Bundesbank has decided to include the Chinese yuan in its currency reserves

  Via comments from Bundesbank board member Andreas Dombret The rejig in allocation will come at the expense of the USD Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2018-01-17 08:39:12

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