Month: April 2018

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  AUD/NZD grinds lower after June highs continue to stall any upside move

  AUD/NZD continues its slow and steady march to the downside The kiwi has pared losses against the dollar on the day, now trading flat at[...]
  2018-04-12 18:14:18

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  The progression of the USDCAD "breaks" keeps the sellers in charge. Can it continue?

  Traders eyeing the broken 200 day MA as resistance. The USDCAD has been stepping down, with progressively lower levels (see the chart above of the[...]
  2018-04-12 18:14:11

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  Nikkei 225 closes lower by 0.12% at 21,660.28

  Tokyo's main index closes marginally lower on the day A mildly lower close for the Nikkei as trading stayed narrow for the most part today.[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:24

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  Eurostoxx futures -0.1% in early European trading

  A tepid start to proceedings in early trades in Europe Follows much of the sentiment that we've seen so far in Asian trading. We could[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:24

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  BlackRock doesn't see China weakening the yuan

  BlackRock CIO for FX, Rick Rieder, comments in an interview with Bloomberg TV It's starting to be a growing consensus over the last few days[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:24

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  Barclays says that geopolitics is to keep Brent price over $70 in April - May

  At the same time, Barclays raises their 2018, 2019 average oil price forecasts However, they mention that there is a high likelihood of a downward[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:24

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  France March final CPI m/m +1.0% vs +1.0% prelim

  Latest data released by INSEE - 12 April 2018 More or less in line with preliminary figures. But the uptick in March figures should keep[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:24

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  UK lenders report large Q1 drop in availability of unsecured loans to consumers

  BoE Credit Conditions & Bank Liabilities Surveys for Q1 now published - largest drop since records began - lenders expect broadly unchanged availability over next[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:13

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  More from Davis: UK has made no decision on government response to Syria

  UK Brexit minister Davis still spouting forth 12 April Yet. Cabinet meeting called for today though so we shouldn't have to wait long to find[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:13

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  European Council extends Iran sanctions by one year

  Headlines via Bloomberg The US has been calling for the EU to impose new sanctions on Iran, and the 12 May deadline still remains the[...]
  2018-04-12 15:25:13

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