Month: April 2018

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  Fed's Kashkari: I'm more concerned about the flattening of the yield curve

  Kashkari on CNBC - The flat yield curve shows us that we're close to the neutral rate - Inflation and wages are slowly climbing, they're[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  King Dollar is back: USD led the way this week

  It's been awhile since I've written that It has been a struggle for the US dollar for many weeks despite a solid economy and Fed[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  This might have been a mistake: "Trump goes out of his way to treat Michael Cohen like garbage"

  NY Times details their relationship "Donald goes out of his way to treat him like garbage," said Roger Stone told the New York Times, regarding[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  The S&P 500 is wilting into the weekend. Now virtually flat for the week

  Down 31 points I fee like I've said this a lot lately: Markets don't bottom on Fridays. It's been happening over and over. Buying a[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  Another sad day for music: EDM superstar Avicii found dead

  The Swedish superstar is dead at 28 He was found dead today in Oman. His real name is Tim Bergling.
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  US 10-year yields rise above the February high

  That's trouble US 10-year yields are up 4.5 bps to 2.955%. That's fractionally above the February high and sure to cause increasing jitters in broader[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  CFTC Commitments of Traders: Euro longs hit a record

  CFTC Commitments of Traders highlights for the week ending April 17, 2018: - EUR long 151K vs 147K long last week. - GBP long 48K[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  Looks like it's going to be a showdown between the NY and Atlanta Fed with some diverging GDP forecasts

  Q1 GDP is due on Friday The New York Fed is out with its final Nowcast GDP estimate ahead of Q1 advance GDP on Friday.[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  Fed's Williams says he sees continued rate increases

  Williams sure is talking a lot lately - In the context of strong labor market, wage growth and stable inflation he sees continued rate increases[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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  USD/JPY tests the mid-February high and then backs off

  USD/JPY shrugs off stock market weakness It's a push-and-pull with USD/JPY on most days. Today it's weakness in the stock market trying to push it[...]
  2018-04-22 23:25:07

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