Month: January 2018

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  European equities slightly higher at the start of trading

  European stocks picking up some of the vibes from Asian trading Elsewhere, in Asian markets, we see the Hang Seng index close 0.4% on the[...]
  2018-01-09 08:47:05

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  Switzerland November retail sales y/y -0.2% vs -3.0% prior

  Latest data released by the Federal Statistical Office - 9 January 2018 The data point may be minor, and can be a little volatile at[...]
  2018-01-09 08:47:05

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  Dollar catches a bid as European markets start the day

  The USD is slightly higher against most of the major currencies while trimming losses against the AUD and JPY Nothing much else of note as[...]
  2018-01-09 08:47:05

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  BOJ to consider raising FY 2018 GDP forecast at January meeting

  According to Kyodo News - via Bloomberg The Bank of Japan meets on 22 - 23 January this month, with the meeting decision, statements and[...]
  2018-01-09 08:47:05

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  Weekend Weidmann: ECB should fix date to end bond purchases

  Jens Weidmann is head of the central bank of Germany and a big fish at the European Central Bank Weidmann  was in Spanish newspaper El[...]
  2018-01-09 08:39:14

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  Eyes on the Bank of Canada after Friday's jobs surge - preview of Monday's report due

  For the CAD traders, coming up from Canada on Monday, the BoC's  Business Outlook Survey for Q4 - Due at 1530 GMT on Monday 8 January[...]
  2018-01-09 08:39:14

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  It is employment day and the NZD is the strongest, the JPY is the weakest.

  The USD is mostly stronger (unchanged vs GBP and NZD) It is (and Canada for that matter too). The snapshot of the strongest and weakest[...]
  2018-01-09 06:23:16

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  Forex technical analysis: EURUSD gives up on the upside?

  Risk 1.2081 now... The EURUSD moved above the high from earlier in the week at 1.2081 and got within 4 pips of the 2017 high[...]
  2018-01-09 06:23:16

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  USD/CAD breaks 1.25. Hits lowest since October 19

  USD/CAD decline continues The rally in oil and other commodities has helped USD/CAD finally break below 1.2500. It spent most of Tuesday trying to cut[...]
  2018-01-09 06:23:16

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  Crude oil settled at above $62. Resistance at $62.58.

  Up $0.38 or 0.64% The price of crude oil benefited from cold snap/storms over the east coast of the US, production cuts from OPEC, and[...]
  2018-01-09 06:23:16

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