Day: April 9, 2018

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  White House says Trump still wants to withdraw troops from Syria

  White House on Syria There are/were fears that the US could launch some kind of heavy assault on Syria today after Trump's tweet but that's[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  Crude oil and brent crude futures settle higher

  Crude up 2.19%. Brent up 2.29% The price of crude and brent crude are up over 2% in trading today: Higher stocks, tension in Syria[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  Barclays and Citi have trade ideas this week

  Here are the trades of the week The euro and commodity currencies are the flavours of the week. Barclays is off to a tough start[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  Bank of Canada business outlook survey sees overall improvement in future sales

  Highlights of the BOC business outlook survey and senior loan officer survey - Capacity pressure indicator moderated but firms see capacity pressures intensifying over the[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  Stocks are at session highs as the ups and downs continue

  Nasdaq up 1.75% Do we give Larry Kudlow credit again? Maybe... He spoke on CNBC with the  All the major indices are at/near highs for[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  European stocks open with unchanged to modest gains in the new trading week

  Major indices are higher, but not by much. The European stocks are off to a positive start this week but modest gains are recorded.   IN[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  Trump promises farmers won't be hurt in trade war

  Trump on trade and Syria - If China hits our farmers because they think it hurts me, then we'll make it up to the farmers[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  IMF points to automation as a driver for fall in labor force participation

  IMF looks at falling participation globally Aging of the workforce is probably the main headwind for growth, globally. The IMF released a report today noting[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  Audio recap: Euro gets boost from upbeat Draghi

  US dollar lower The US dollar was down against most of the developed currencies on Monday, though none of the price action was all that[...]
  2018-04-09 23:25:09

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  ECB's Coeure says winding back globalisation is the wrong solution

  ECB executive board member Coeure with scheduled speech 6 April - EU is a vehicle that brings benefits of economic openness to greatest number of[...]
  2018-04-09 23:17:14

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