Month: April 2018

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  Italy February retail sales m/m +0.4% vs -0.5% prior

  Latest data released by Istat - 11 April 2018 The year-on-year figure remains soggy, but a slightly better revision. Still not the brightest of readings.[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:19

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  CHF weakness notable again with SNB in the frame

  Swiss franc weakness a feature of the session so far 11 April USDCHF up in a flash from 0.9565 to 0.9597 and EURCHF 1.1881 from[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:19

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  UK February manufacturing production m/m -0.2% vs +0.2% expected

  Latest data released by ONS - 11 April 2018 Pretty much a miss on expectations on all fronts, and softer revisions to prior data for[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  UK February visible trade balance GBP -10.203bln vs -11.9bln exp

  UK February trade balance data now out 11 April - GBP -12.228 bln prev from -12.325bln - trade balance non-EU   GBP -2.237bln vs -4.037bln[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  Nomura recommends adding to CHF short positions

  In a research note by analysts including Jordan Rochester The firm suggests adding to short Swiss franc positions even as EUR/CHF strengthens to the highest[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  Fitch says shipping industry can manage US-China tariffs, but risks are rising

  Fitch Ratings commenting about the shipping industry relative to the US-China trade spat Earlier in the day, Fitch also  that the tariffs by the US[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  Forexlive European morning FX news wrap: Fragile conditions prevailing and US CPI looming

  Forex and cryptocurrency news from the European trading session - 11 April  News:   - nt Data: A fractious session with US CPI data lurking behind[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  ECB's Draghi is the next cab off the rank at the top of the hour

  ECB President Draghi with a scheduled speech at 11.00 GMT The speech is followed by a Q&A session with winners of the Generation €uro Students' Award[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  US MBA mortgage application index w/e -1.9% vs -3.3% prev

  US MBA mortgage data now out 11 April - purchase index -2% to 247.3 - refi index -1.7% - 30yr mortg rate -3bps to 4.66%[...]
  2018-04-11 19:25:09

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  ECB Coeure says he doesn't think growth in eurozone is slowing

  Coeure on French radio - Outlook doesn't warrant a change in monetary policy stance It's a trick question, the eurozone was barely growing to begin[...]
  2018-04-11 19:17:26

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