Month: April 2018

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  China vice finance minister says that China doesn't want a trade war

  Some comments by Zhu Guangyao as he speaks in a briefing noted earlier on US-China trade relations Pretty much formality/political comments. The finance ministry has[...]
  2018-04-04 15:25:10

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  Italy February unemployment rate 10.9% vs 11.0% expected

  Latest data released by Istat - 4 April 2018 An inconsequential data point considering all else that is going on currently. But likely shows that[...]
  2018-04-04 15:25:10

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  Currency traders are starting to get the hint

  That no market is immune to a trade war or its spillover effects Equity futures were a little jittery but commodity currencies held up rather[...]
  2018-04-04 15:25:10

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  China says that planned tariffs are to defend its legitimate interest

  China's finance ministry with some comments The measures announced can be found . here China surely choosing to hit where it hurts most - agriculture[...]
  2018-04-04 15:25:10

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  PBOC raised SLF interest rates in March

  China's central bank out with a lending report for March 2 April The PBOC have confirmed they increased rates on Standard Lending Facility short-term loans[...]
  2018-04-04 15:17:11

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.2764

  Strongest onshore yuan setting since 11 August of 2015 PBOC skips open market operations today    - Due to maturing reverse repos on Monday this[...]
  2018-04-04 15:17:11

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  Can the BOJ meet its 2% inflation target before FY2019?

  The short answer to the question is no If there's anything that Kuroda deserves, it is praise for being so persistent and undeterred in his[...]
  2018-04-04 15:17:11

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  BOJ Q1 Tankan survey out now - Large manufacturing index: 24 (expected 25)

  The Bank of Japan Tankan Survey of manufacturing and service companies is designed to assess business conditions in Japan. The survey is once a quarter,[...]
  2018-04-04 15:17:11

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  The EURUSD moves back down after testing hourly MAs

  Moves back toward the Good Friday close. The EURUSD is trading lower and back away from the hourly MAs. The 100 hour MA is at[...]
  2018-04-04 13:14:13

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  Surprise. The USDJPY tests its 100 hour MA and bounces

  Stock falls helping to push flows into the JPY. EURJPY falls to new session lows As the forex market trades quietly on Easter Monday, the[...]
  2018-04-04 13:14:13

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