Month: April 2018

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  Where to for the yen in Asia today? Levels in USD/JPY

  Some of the early info on levels and orders for USD/JPY  Yen has slipped as despite all the negative headlines and such market concern on[...]
  2018-04-09 13:10:17

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  Former PBOC adviser says that a US-China currency war is unlikely

  Comments by former PBOC adviser Li Yang If there is going to be a spillover from a trade war, a currency war surely ranks at[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:15

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  Economic data coming up in the European session

  A preview of the calendar for European trading today Good day, everyone! Welcome to the start of the new trading week, hope you all had[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:15

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  Japan March consumer confidence index 44.3 vs 44.5 expected

  Latest data from the Japanese Cabinet Office - 9 April 2018 The index measures the households' confidence on the economy, a minor indicator of financial[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:15

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  Japanese investors dump record amount of US bonds in February

  Japanese investors sold ¥3.924 trillion worth of US bonds in February That's the largest amount sold on record, based on data by Japan's Ministry of[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:15

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  China-US trade friction to have limited economic impact - report

  A report by China News Service, citing Wang Changlin, a researcher with the National Development and Reform Commission (NRDC) Wang's argument is that the costs[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:15

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  MOF official says Moritomo lawyer was asked to lie

  News via Bloomberg, citing MOF's Mitsuru Ota I believe they are citing the NHK report . Which says that an MOF official asked the Moritomo[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:08

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  Performance in Asian equities today highlight confidence in Xi Jinping

  Asian investors are quick to forget about the beating US stocks took on Friday I've emphasised this a couple of times last week, markets are[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:08

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  Switzerland March unemployment rate 2.9% vs 3.0% expected

  Latest data released by SECO - 9 April 2018 The seasonally adjusted reading remains unchanged. Steady as she goes for Swiss unemployment data. Nothing else[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:08

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  South Korea warns that "stern" measures may be taken in the FX market

  Comments by South Korea's finance minister Kim Dong-yeon South Korea continuing to hint that they will intervene in the Korean won if necessary. They have[...]
  2018-04-09 11:25:08

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