Month: January 2018

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  Nikkei 225 closes up by 0.89% at 23,714.53

  Tokyo's main index closes higher on the day, after breaking through the 23,000 mark for the first time since 1992 yesterday Asian equities remain buoyant[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  Intel CEO reportedly sold $39 million worth of shares after learning about design flaw

  Intel CEO Brian Krzanich is said to have sold his shares after the company was made aware of a fundamental design flaw in its chips[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  Aussie continues to extend losses on the day post-trade data

  AUD/USD down to session lows of 0.7839 The pair is now leaning against the upward trendline formed in December on the hourly chart: The upward[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  PBOC: To encourage companies to use CNY in cross-border transactions

  The People's Bank of China (China's central bank) comments via Reuters The PBOC with some comments on improving the Chinese yuan's usage in cross-border transactions/settlement[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  Germany November retail sales m/m +2.3% vs +1.0% expected

  Latest data released by Destatis - 5 January 2018 Delay in the release of the data point by Destatis by almost 2 minutes, supposed to[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  European equity futures mostly flat in early European trading

  A slow start in the futures market for equities in early hours of trading Still early days, let's see what the opening in the cash[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  Trading ideas for the European session

  Daily thread to exchange ideas and to share your thoughts - 5 January 2018 Howdy, everyone! Hope you're all having a good day so far. It's NFP[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  Dollar holds steady as European markets set to open

  USD firms up a little on the day as we await the NFP report later in the US session Ranges have been tight and limited[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  France December prelim CPI m/m +0.3% vs +0.3% expected

  Latest data released by INSEE - 5 January 2018 Right in line with estimates, the CPI y/y figure hasn't changed from the previous month but[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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  France December consumer confidence 105 vs 103 expected

  Latest data released by INSEE - 5 January 2018 Better than expected reading, and growing signs of Eurozone optimism continues. The trend is resuming upwards[...]
  2018-01-05 08:47:06

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