Month: April 2018

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  Heads up - RBA cash rate decision due at the bottom of the hour

  No change to the cash rate is expected The decision will be announced at 0430 GMT. If you haven't got a chance to get to[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:43

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  Citi says that Australia fares better than most in a global trade war

  A research note by economists at Citi on the impact of a trade war on the Australian economy They say that Australia isn't as trade[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:16

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  RBA decision doesn't do anything for the aussie dollar

  The RBA left cash rate unchanged at 1.50% for a record 18th straight meeting And the central bank didn't really provide any significant changes in[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:16

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  EU warns UK banks not to rely on Brexit transition deal - report

  According to a report by The Times, citing unnamed sources on the matter Not something that may immediately weigh on the market yet, but give[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:16

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  Nikkei 225 closes lower by 0.45% at 21,292.29

  Tokyo's main index closes lower on the day as Asian shares slump A softer touch but Japanese equities were rather resilient on the day. It[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:16

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  Germany February retail sales m/m -0.7% vs +0.7% expected

  Latest data released by Destatis - 3 April 2018 Bloomberg headline reported -0.3% m/m initially, revised to -0.7% m/m according to source figures. Not the[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:16

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  Eurostoxx futures -1.0% in early European trading

  European equity futures off to a poor start in early trades Ouch, not looking like a good opening for the cash equity market later. European[...]
  2018-04-03 11:25:16

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  FX option expiries for Wednesday 28 March 2018

  ArticleBody Due at the 10am NY cut, these the nearby and large amounts options EUR/USD - 1.2400 EUR 1.6bn - 1.2430 805m - 1.2450 946m[...]
  2018-04-03 09:10:19

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  AUDUSD orders 28 March - Dip demand notable again

  Currently 0.7700 having held around 0.7680 again I've been banging on about that support area and highlighting demand in these posts for a while now[...]
  2018-04-03 09:10:19

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  USDJPY orders 28 March - Tightly bound still

  Currently 105.55 after failing into 105.30 Some option related support at 105.25 and 105.50 again to help underpin but sellers still poised between 105.80-00. Year-end[...]
  2018-04-03 09:10:19

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