Month: January 2018

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  ECB meet this week - preview

  The Governing Council of the European Central Bank meet Thursday this week  RBC preview what to expect We don't expect the ECB to announce any major[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  Canadian Fin Min fretted after BOC hikes but a staff report told him to calm down

  Memo said rate hikes wouldn't hurt economy Last summer, the Canadian government and Bank of Canada had two distinct views on the economy. The government[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  Bank of Italy see 2018 GDP growth of around 1.4%, same as 2017

  BOI out with latest forecasts 19 Jan - 2017 expectation of 1.4% is lower than 1.5% govt f/c - 2019 and 2020 f/c 1.2% -[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  US January prelim U Mich consumer sentiment 94.4 vs 97.0 expected

  Consumer sentiment data from the University of Michigan - Prior was 95.9 - Current conditions 109.2 vs 113.8 prior - Expectations 84.8 vs 84.3 prior[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  The NY Fed GDP Nowcast estimate for 4Q up to 3.94% from 3.88%

  Still remains at the upper extreme of GDP estimates The NY Fed is out with their latest estimate for 4Q GDP growth. The current week[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  Fed's Quarles lays out roadmap for easing bank regulations

  Quarles at a conference - Intends to ease burden of Fed stress test - Leverage ratio proposal coming 'relatively soon' - Wants to dial back[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  Fed's Williams: US economy moving from headwinds to tailwinds

  Speaking in SF He adds: Williams is a voting member on the 2018 FOMC.  There is a little wiggle to the upside in the US[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  Feds Williams: Risks balanced, economy could do better than expected

  SF Fed president speaks to reporters after speech in San Francisco - doesn't see incipient inflation pressures;no signs in wage data of inflation surge -[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  SG on the BoE - "not at all trying to suppress GBP strength"

  Société Générale on EUR/GBP and what to expect - touching on both European Central Bank and Bank of England in the remarks (bolding mine) ---[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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  The European Central Bank meet next week - what to expect

  A preview of the ECB meeting on January 25 2017, via RBC The RBC note is a detailed one, this is a summary only, any[...]
  2018-01-22 08:39:06

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