Day: June 25, 2018

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  Turkey's Ertem maintains that central bank independence is fundamental

  Turkish presidential adviser Cemil Ertem speaks to Reuters The lira has been sent for a see-saw ride today, first gaining about 3% against the dollar[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  Housing data tops the US economic calendar to start the week

  New home sales will be the highlight The story so far is worry with US stock futures pointing to a 17 point decline to start[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  May Chicago Fed national activity index -0.15 vs +0.30 expected

  The May national index from the Chicago Fed
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  Yen tops the FX list, while the Australian dollar lags

  The moves so far are modest AUD/USD is down about 50 pips but that doesn't even erase Friday's gain. Every time there is a trade[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  IMF forecasts Austrian GDP growing around 3% in 2018

  Not bad You never hear about Austria but it sounds like the economy is doing pretty good there.
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  BOJ's Sakurai reminds everyone that the Phillips curve doesn't work in Japan

  Sakurai in Rome Bank of Japan board member Makoto Sakurai is in Rome and used the occasion to remind everyone that miniscule unemployment doesn't necessarily[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  S&P 500 slides to lowest since June 5

  S&P 500 down 19 points at the open Is it a dip? Or a buying opportunity? The S&P 500 fell below last week's low with[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  US May new home sales 689K vs 667K expected

  May US new home sales Housing has been in a bit of a rut this year but this is a nice bounce, even if those[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  June Dallas Fed manufacturing index 36.5 vs 23.0 expected

  Manufacturing survey from the Dallas Fed Regional manufacturing numbers have been soft so far this month but this is a nice turnaround, even if it[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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  AUD/USD slides as risk trades weigh

  AUD/USD nears 74-cents The Australian dollar is feeling the weight of the poor tone in global equity markets. The US plan to add to Chinese[...]
  2018-06-25 19:27:06

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