Month: April 2018

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  China Q1 GDP: 6.8% y/y (expected 6.8%)

  January to March economic growth data out of China GDP growth running above the target for the (full) year (which is around 6.5%), but the[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  China March Retail sales 10.1% y/y (exp. 9.7%), Industrial production 6.0% y/y (exp. 6.3%)

  Industrial Production 6.0% y/y  for a miss - expected 6.3%, prior was 6.2% Fixed Assets (excluding rural) YTD 7.5% y/y, also a miss - expected[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  Mexico's Guajardo says must consider mirroring US metals tariff actions

  Mexico's economy minister Guajardo says we must consider mirroring US. actions on metals tariffs with countries Mexico does not have free trade deals with earlier[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  Syrian media reporting air defence units intercepting missiles

  Reports via Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) Homs and Damascus among the sites said to be under fire  More: - Homs Shayrat air base said to[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  More on the fresh reports of air strikes into Syria

  There is not much in the way of detail,  But this is an update of the post from earlier: Syrian media reporting air defence units[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  Fresh airstrikes on Syria - Pentagon says no US military activity

  The US has denied it took part in the latest round of air strikes into Syria. These: Pentagon statement now "There is no US military[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  Australia - ANZ Roy Morgan weekly consumer sentiment: 116.0 (from prior 115.1)

  This is a high frequency weekly data point that tends not to have too much immediate impact on the AUD Its been softening from early[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  Australian state lifts fracking ban

  The Northern Territory (I know, not a state) has lifted its ban on fracking - expected that exploration will begin early next year - full[...]
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  UK Times on China and Brexit: Deal with EU or no deal with us, China tells Britain

  A piece in the UK newspaper The Times strikes a wary note  The Times is gated, but that's the gist of it More:
  2018-04-17 07:25:14

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  GBPUSD moves back to the 200 week MA at 1.4239

  The buyers had a chance to run higher but stalling The GBPUSD has moved back down to the 200 week MA at the 1.42388 level.[...]
  2018-04-17 05:14:12

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