Month: January 2018

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  Spain's Rajoy says Catalan direct rule to continue until new government in place

  Spanish PM out with a few comments 15 Jan - Puigdemont can't govern Catalonia without returning - Spanish govt strategy has been good for Spain[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:12

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  European equities facing a soft start to the week

  European stocks are mostly lower despite an upbeat lead from US stocks on Friday A soggy start to the week in Europe on the equities[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  Bundesbank not yet invested reserves in CNY - spokeswoman

  Spokeswoman of Germany's Bundesbank with some comments This comes after earlier that the Bundesbank has decided to include the Chinese yuan in its currency reserves.[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  China believed to escalate crackdown on cryptocurrency trading - report

  By targeting online platforms and mobile apps that offer exchange-like services Bloomberg reports that the Chinese government plans to block domestic access to homegrown and[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  After Carillion collapse UK's May says tax payers can not be expected to bail it out

  UK PM May out with comments in the wake of Carillion going down 15 Jan - priority is now the continuation of public services -[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  ForexLive European FX news wrap: Brand new week, same old dollar weakness

  Forex news from the European trading session - 15 January 2018 Economic data: Central banks/Government: Others: Markets: - NZD leads on the day, USD lags[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  Move to ban cryptocurrencies sparks uproar in South Korea

  The government's latest move to possibly ban cryptocurrency trading is sparking a fierce public backlash in the country Last Friday, a petition on the official[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  JP Morgan sees cable heading to 1.3000 in Q1 2018

  A research note by its strategists, including Paul Meggyesi, shows that they remain bearish on sterling Reasons cited for the bearishness is mainly Brexit. They[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  Canadian existing home sales line a light calendar with the US on holiday

  Canadian December existing home sales on the docket It's a holiday in the US so trading is going to be light in North America today.[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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  Canada December existing home sales +4.5% m/m vs +3.9% prior

  Existing home sales numbers from the Canadian Real Estate Association - Sales rose for the fifth consecutive month - Activity up 4.1% y/y - Listings up[...]
  2018-01-15 20:47:06

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