Month: June 2018

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  Switzerland May foreign currency reserves CHF 740.9 bn vs CHF 757.1 bn prior

  Latest data released by the SNB - 7 June 2018 Prior release can be found . A dip in the reserves for May, possibly some[...]
  2018-06-07 19:28:50

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  European equities open firmer to start the day

  Carrying over the sentiment from Asian stocks A bright start to proceedings, . Seems like there's a problem with the opening for the UK FTSE,[...]
  2018-06-07 19:28:50

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  BNPP sees EUR/USD moving to 1.23 in 3M, cites ECB tightening policy as main driver

  Market commentary by BNP Paribas That's a bit more hawkish than what the market is currently expecting with regards to the ECB rate hikes. The[...]
  2018-06-07 19:28:50

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  UK May Halifax house price index +1.5% vs +1.0% m/m expected

  Latest data released by Markit/Halifax - 7 June 2018 Slight delay in the release by the source. That's a beat on the monthly estimate, but[...]
  2018-06-07 19:28:50

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  EUR/USD extends gains, touches session high

  The euro is the best performing major currency on the day EUR/USD now touches a session high of 1.1827, extending gains after surpassing the 1.1800[...]
  2018-06-07 19:27:08

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  Italy April retail sales -0.7% vs -0.2% m/m prior

  Latest data released by Istat - 7 June 2018 Slight delay in the release by the source. Major miss there on consumer data, although a[...]
  2018-06-07 19:27:08

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  UK FTSE opens +0.2% higher after delayed open

  The London Stock Exchange had some technical issues earlier The open follows suit with other major indices in the region which are higher on the[...]
  2018-06-07 19:27:08

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  Dollar index looks poised for a fourth straight day of declines

  The first such stretch since February this year After stalling just above the 95.00 region, the dollar been on a steady pace of declines since[...]
  2018-06-07 19:27:08

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  Kim Jong Un said to have invited Trump to Pyongyang - report

  According to a report by South Korea's business newspaper Maeil The two are already on 12 June. But Trump has said before that it will[...]
  2018-06-07 19:27:08

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  Eurozone Q1 final GDP +0.4% vs +0.4% q/q prelim

  Latest data  released by Eurostat - 7 June 2018 The key prints are similar to the second reading, so that isn't going to do much[...]
  2018-06-07 19:27:08

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