Month: June 2018

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  Italy's Conte says he is proud of "radical change" that his government will bring

  Comments by new Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte Conte and his government is set to face a confidence vote later at 1700 GMT, and is[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  More from Conte: Fiscal policy must be aimed at ensuring stable, sustainable growth

  Further comments by Italian prime minister Conte in parliament He hasn't really gone into details yet, and isn't likely to given that he's speaking ahead[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  ForexLive European FX news wrap: UK PMI beat gives sterling a boost; RBA holds cash rate steady

  Forex news from the European trading session - 5 June 2018 Headlines: Markets: - GBP leads, AUD lags on the day - European equities mostly[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  Mexico confirms retaliatory tariffs against US

  Details released by Mexico's economy ministry The tariffs reported above were rumoured earlier in the Asian session . So, this is basically just a confirmation[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  Kudlow says that Trump is seriously considering splitting NAFTA talks

  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on the wires CAD falls and then jumps back on the headlines as USD/CAD hits 1.3000 before settling at[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  Kudlow says Trump seriously considering shift in NAFTA talks and separate bilateral deals

  USD/CAD whipsaw on the headlines USD/CAD goes for a ride. This is a tough one to handicap. Trump has surely eroded some good faith in[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  US dollar catches a bid early in New York trade

  Sound familiar? The US dollar is at the best levels of the day across most of the foreign exchange market as a bid emerges in[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  Canada Q1 labor productivity -0.3% vs +0.2% prior

  Canadian first quarter productivity Business output decelerated and hours worked accelerated.
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  Euro and Italian markets wilt after Conte speech

  Conte makes his first speech as Prime Minister In general, markets make too much of election victories and not enough of first speeches. All kinds[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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  The US has asked some OPEC producers to raise output - report

  That doesn't sound good for oil prices Reuters reports that the US has asked some OPEC producers to oil output. They haven't requested a specific[...]
  2018-06-05 17:14:07

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