Day: April 2, 2018

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  Forecasts show that the Japanese yen is expected to weaken in Q2 - survey

  Bloomberg's latest survey shows that analysts expect USD/JPY to rise to 108 this quarter The reason for such a projection is easing geopolitical tensions that[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:13

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  Heads up on Fed's Kashkari due to speak later at 2200 GMT

  Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari will be on the mic later today He will be speaking at a student town hall in Duluth, Minnesota on[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:13

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  China March private survey Manufacturing PMI (Caixin / Markit): 51.0 (expected 51.7)

  Over the weekend we got the official PMI surveys: This now is the survey conducted by Markit, which tends to focus on smaller firms and[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:13

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  Japan PM Abe wants to push through with labour reform bills this week

  Some comments by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe The labour reform that Abe is trying to pass is that which helps to boost productivity -[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:13

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  Nothing of note on the calendar for European trading today

  Another quiet day is expected The only data point I see that will be released is Greece manufacturing PMI for March, and nothing else. Most[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:13

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  Nikkei 225 closes lower by 0.31% at 21,388.58

  Tokyo's main index reverses and closes at the day's lows A poor end to the session as the index fell into the close in the[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:07

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  Japan March vehicle sales y/y -4.9% vs -4.9% prior

  Latest data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association - 2 April 2018 The data measures domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses in the[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:07

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  Chinese equity markets close lower as trade war concerns continue

  A negative start to the month for Chinese equities 2 April - SCI down -0.2% at 3163.18 - CS1300 down - 0.3% at 3886.92  Traders/analysts[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:07

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  Greece Markit mftg PMI March 55.00 vs 56.1 prev

  Latest Greek Markit mftg PMI data now out 2 April - Job creation climbs to new record highs Not as good as previous but still[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:07

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  Here's what the ECB would look like when Draghi's term expires

  Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann is touted as the favourite to succeed Draghi as ECB president Mario Draghi's term as president for the ECB will come[...]
  2018-04-02 23:25:07

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