Day: April 15, 2018

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  US April prelim U Mich consumer sentiment 97.8 vs 100.5 expected

  Preliminary April U Mich consumer sentiment - was 101.4 (it was highest since 2004) - Current conditions 115.0 vs 121.2 prior - Expectations 86.8 vs 88.8[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:15

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  US February JOLTS job openings 6.052m vs 6.024m exp

  US February JOLTS job openings data April 13, 2018 The BLS said: Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle.[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:15

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  China said to delay reviews of company takeovers - report

  WSJ report This isn't helping sentiment or the US dollar. : From the WSJ "Amid escalating trade tensions, China is holding up deal reviews that[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:15

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  Rate hike fears send stocks back to the drawing board

  The market doesn't like this talk of rate hikes Since the FOMC minutes, the market has slowly been shifting its focus away from trade and[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:15

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  USD/CAD climbs back to 1.2600 as shorts pump the brakes

  USD/CAD down sharply this week The week started with headlines saying no preliminary NAFTA deal would be reached this week at the Summit of the[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:15

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  Rosenstein said to be at peace that he could fired by Trump at any time - report

  This headline is getting misconstrued NBC is on Rosenstein says he's prepared to be fired. That's being repeated as he's preparing to be fired, as[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:07

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  Baker Hughes US oil drilling rig count 815 vs 808 prior

  Weekly oil and gas drilling rig data - Prior was 808K - Natural gas 192 vs 194 prior The shale boom continues.
  2018-04-15 23:25:07

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  Gold climbs into the weekend. Syria strikes are the trade

  Gold is a bet on geopolitics right now Earlier this week, Donald Trump announced he was staying home from the Summit of the Americas to[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:07

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  Trump pardons Dick Cheney's former chief of staff Scotter Libby

  AP report This has been rumored all day. Libby was convicted of perjury in the 2007 investigation into who leaked the identity of CIA agent Valerie[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:07

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  The New York Fed Nowcast 2.79% for 2018:Q1 vs 2.77% last week

  Q2 2.87% vs 2.91% last week The NY Fed Nowcast estimate for Q1 GDP comes in virtually unchanged in the current week.  The "CPI-U All[...]
  2018-04-15 23:25:07

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