Month: January 2018

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  Atlanta GDPNow estimate rises to 3.3% from 2.8%

  Big jump in the current report. The Atlanta Fed is out with their estimate for 4Q GDP.  Their 4Q GDPNow estimate for growth now stands[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  President Trump signs Martin Luther King Proclamation

  Comes on the back of derogatory comments yesterday  In a bipartisan meeting on immigration yesterday, the President questioned why the US should accept immigrants from[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  UK FTSE closes at another record. European stocks higher today.

  Yields are mixed The UK FTSE is closing at record levels.  The index is up 0.2% at 7778.64. The high reached 7792.56. The low for[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  There is no new agreement between Spain, Netherlands on British departure

  Refutes earlier claims of a soft exit... The Dutch finance minister is saying that there is no new agreement between Spain, Netherlands on British departure[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  US Baker Hughes total rig count rises to 939 from 924

  First rise in rigs in 5 weeks Big jump in the week.  Oil rig gain biggest rise since June. The price of crude oil is[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  Canada PM Trudeau: Optimistic three NAFTA nations can agree on improvements

  Pressed on NAFTA comments. He added: The USDCAD is trading below the 100 and 200 hour MAs at 1.2488 at 1.2477.  The 50% of the[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  Crude oil futures settle the day/week at $64.30

  Up $0.50 or 0.78% The price of crude oil is ending the day/week by settling at $64.30. That is up $0.50 or 0.78%. The high[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  BAML: Stock funds see 6th biggest equity inflow total ever last week.

  Inflows fueling the near 5% gains in 2018 The market is up over 5% in the 2018 in the Nasdaq. The S&P is up 4.04%.[...]
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  CFTC commitment of traders: EUR longs increase by 17K to another record long level

  CFTC commitment of traders highlights for the week ending January 9, 2018 Highlights: Copyright 2015 Forexlive.com
  2018-01-14 20:47:06

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  Fed's Kaplan: Going to see a little more wage pressure this year

  Fed's Kaplan speaks in Dallas He adds: Kaplan did vote for the hike in December. He is not a voting member in 2018. Copyright 2015[...]
  2018-01-14 20:39:10

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