Month: June 2018

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  Expectations for Australian GDP data (Q1 2018) have been bumped higher - preview

  Data due today for Australian Q1 (January - March) GDP growth - expected 0.9% q/q, prior 0.4% - expected 2.8% y/y, prior 2.4% Due at[...]
  2018-06-06 07:25:06

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  Russian President Putin says he hopes to normalise ties with western nations

  Bloomberg with the quickie headline  Just the headline, nothing further 
  2018-06-06 07:25:06

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  BOEs Tenreyro speaks at the top of the hour

  Silvana Tenreyro is speaking at the University of Surrey, England No topic is given for her speech. Text of the speech will be released.
  2018-06-06 07:19:30

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  BOC's Poloz is upbeat on investment despite NAFTA uncertainty

  Poloz did the media rounds on the weekend USD/CAD is down a quarter-cent to start the week as the US dollar loses ground across the[...]
  2018-06-06 07:19:30

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  Draghi's speech on 5 June has been cancelled

  ECB president Mario Draghi was due to speak tomorrow The ECB has cancelled the event tomorrow (details ), saying that Trichet is unable to participate[...]
  2018-06-06 07:19:30

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  ECB's Nowotny says that EU must have united stance on trade issues

  ECB member Ewald Nowotny speaks in Vienna Nothing else so far from Nowotny. He's at a EU conference in Vienna. But from the looks of[...]
  2018-06-06 07:19:30

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  The AUD is the strongest. The USD is the weakest as NA traders enter for the day

  The EURUSD reaches the highest level since May 24th The AUD is the the strongest currency today (so far) after retail sales beat expectations in[...]
  2018-06-06 05:15:35

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  EURUSD backs away from 50%/100 bar MA on 4-hour chart

  Swing levels also give sellers a reason to sell, but some support at broken neckline is now eyed at 1.1720 area. THE EURUSD is higher[...]
  2018-06-06 05:15:35

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  AUD/JPY runs into key resistance level, upside move stalls

  AUD/JPY test the 100-day moving average Two currencies at the opposite ends of the spectrum today. Data beats and positive risk sentiment is helping lift[...]
  2018-06-06 05:15:35

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  Heads up for large option expiries due later this week (EUR, yen)

  I posted earlier the large size options for today: FX option expiries to take note of for Wednesday 16 May 2018 A follow up with[...]
  2018-06-06 05:11:25

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