Month: April 2018

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  Here is what’s on the economic calendar in Asia today - Fed speak coming up

  A light one, but a Fed speaker and Japanese inflation data will be a focus. 2245 - Federal Reserve Mester to speak - Loretta Mester[...]
  2018-04-19 23:14:08

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  EUR, NZD, AUD ... all lower - and check out sinking gold

  Quite a few currencies on the back foot mid-morning in Europe/UK ... but take a look at gold Just seen a sharp drop of around[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:15

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  China looks to open markets

  On Tuesday China decided to scrap current limits on foreign ownership of cars, ships and aircraft in 2018 signalling an opening of markets Germany's largest[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:15

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  Kremlin says unfriendly moves by the US still continue

  Kremlin says unfriendly moves by United States towards Russia still continue, can't rule out more moves in future because of Washington's unpredictability Who ya callin'[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:15

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  EUR/CHF 1.20000: BlackRock smashing the glass ceiling?

  BlackRock money manager Scott Thiel notes that the EUR/CHF returning to 1.2000 without the need of the SNB's defence will be a victory for the[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:15

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  Russia joins the steel bandwagon 

  Russia has joined China, India and the EU in demanding compensation from the United States regarding its decision to impose worldwide tariffs on steel and[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:15

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  Sheets: US labour market tightening, overheating is still long way

  Nathan Sheets was an under secretary at the US Treasury for international affairs Now head of Global Macroeconomic Research at PGIM Fixed Income (part of Prudential[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:08

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  Fasten your seatbelts ! There may be some turbulence ahead!

  IMF finance chief, Tobias Adrian, say investors should prepare for more volatile times ahead. He states that investors have become complacent being used to low[...]
  2018-04-19 19:25:08

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  BOJ may get more policy freedom if Abe quits says EX BOJ board member

  Takahide Kiuchi, a former board member at the Bank of Japan in an interview I'm just posting this out of interest.   Bloomberg have the full[...]
  2018-04-19 19:17:17

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  Bank of Canada monetary policy decision due soon - all the previews in one place

  Adam has a comprehensive preview posted here:  Bank of Canada preview: A meeting with global implications Policy statement, rate decision plus the Monetary Policy Report[...]
  2018-04-19 19:17:17

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