Day: June 18, 2018

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  PBOC injects extra funding into market - through PSL

  PBOC injecting through the Pledged Supplementary Lending (PSL) program, of of their many tools - Lends 60.5bn yuan - pbocc People's Bank of China statement[...]
  2018-06-18 22:10:33

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  Analyst on the ECB - "Exit from QE will ultimately underpin the euro"

  ForexLive protip - don't hold your breath. Although if you did overnight, RIP. UBS on the ECB decision: JPMorgan Asset Management  via the Financial Times,[...]
  2018-06-18 22:10:33

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  BOJ announcement: No change in monetary policy

  The Bank of Japan June 2018 meeting has concluded and the statement issued The Bank downgrades its assessment of CPI Leaves policy unchanged, the major[...]
  2018-06-18 22:10:33

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  Central bank fun not done - RBA Ellis coming up soon, Fed Kaplan later too

  There is a speech by Luci Ellis, Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Economic), at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) Leaders' Luncheon, Sydney
  2018-06-18 22:10:33

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  RBA's Ellis: Not helpful to think of infrastructure as a new ‘engine of growth’

  Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Economic) Luci Ellis speaking on infrastructure yeah, righto then AUD not doing too much.  Link to the full text:
  2018-06-18 22:10:33

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  BOJ's Kuroda says it is hard to tell if yen will weaken on central bank divergence

  Further comments by BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda on the day Nothing else from Kuroda thus far. It's been a rather bland press conference to be[...]
  2018-06-18 22:09:06

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  ECB's Nowotny says inflation goal of 'close to 2%' is achieved

  Comments by ECB member Ewald Nowotny in Vienna Hmm, last I checked the core inflation reading for May was 1.1%. Does that regard as being[...]
  2018-06-18 22:09:06

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  RBA Ellis: If interest rates stay where they are current asset valuations justified

  Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Economic) Luci Ellis Reuters with the remark, from Ellis' Q&A   mmmm. Ok then, just be aware valuations are[...]
  2018-06-18 22:09:06

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  Bundesbank lowers Germany economic growth estimates for 2018

  Bundesbank releases their latest projections for the German economy Somewhat similar to what the ECB's message was yesterday. Softer growth overall, but upgrade to the[...]
  2018-06-18 22:09:06

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  ECB's Coeure says growth in Europe is still strong

  Comments by ECB member Benoit Coeure on the day I don't think whatever Coeure has to say will matter at this point. The market has[...]
  2018-06-18 22:09:06

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