Month: April 2018

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  Kudlow: Trump and Abe will discuss exemption for Japanese steel

  Comment from the White House economic advisor Kudlow is on TV now more than when he was at TV host. Expect Japan to get an[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  Audio recap: Up and down we go

  What has moved the market today What little price action we did see on Tuesday had the FX market moving the other way, with currencies[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  Bill Gross: Forget the Treasury yield curve, watch the swaps curve

  Gross notes that swaps curve has nearly inverted Bill Gross from Janus Capital is on twitter noting that investors shouldn't be watching the Treasury yield[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  S&P closes above 100 day MA. Solid gains for US equities.

  Nasdaq up 1.74% as techs lead the way The S&P broad index is closing at 2706.39. That is above the 100 day MA at 2700.47[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  US March industrial production +0.5% vs +0.3% expected

  Industrial production for March - Prior was +0.9% (revised to +1.0%) - Capacity utilization 78.0% vs 77.9% expected - Manufacturing production +0.1% vs +0.1% exp[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  China seeks firewall in US trade war by aligning with EU - report

  China is looking for friends China's top representatives held a series of meetings with European ambassadors last week to ask them to stand with Beijing[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  Is the euro finally beginning to wilt under poor economic data?

  The numbers have been dismal This year in Europe is all about the end of QE. That's supposed to signify Europe turning a corner but[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  Atlanta Fed GDPNow inches up to 2.0% from 1.9% yesterday

  1Q not looking so hot The Atlanta Fed GDPNow estimate for 1Q GDP growth has moved to 2.0% from 1.9% in yesterday's report. The Atlanta[...]
  2018-04-18 03:25:08

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  Fed's Kashkari: No signs of sudden acceleration in inflation

  Kashkari discusses too-big-to-fail in Washington - We must look beyond U3 to gauge slack - Slow wage growth shows slack - Main street hasn't fully[...]
  2018-04-18 03:17:14

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  Fed's Kaplan sees unemployment falling to 3.7% this year

  Comments from Kaplan - Cyclical wage pressures will build in 2018 - Pricing power of business more limited than we're used to seeing at this[...]
  2018-04-18 03:17:14

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