Month: June 2018

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  UK May construction PMI 52.5 vs 52.0 expected

  Latest data released by Markit/CIPS - 4 June 2018 A beat relative to estimates, but unchanged from the April reading. The new order books shrunk[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  Eurozone June Sentix investor confidence 9.3 vs 18.5 expected

  Latest data released by Sentix - 4 June 2018 A general sentiment indicator of investors' outlook of the Eurozone economy over the next six months.[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  Eurozone April PPI 0.0% vs +0.2% m/m expected

  Latest data released by Eurostat - 4 June 2018 Flat reading on the month, and slightly lower on the yearly estimate than expected. Nonetheless, it's[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  Aussie extends gains, higher by more than 1% against the dollar now

  The greenback is losing further ground as the session gets going AUD/USD is now touching session highs of 0.7646, with NZD/USD also dragged higher to[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  Yields provide additional tailwind to the aussie today

  The bond market is responding in due kind after the positive data Positive and (which will feed into this week's GDP reading) is helping to[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  Italian bonds extend recovery into the new week

  2-year yields continue to fall on the day Italy's bond market is still picking up the pieces after the dramatic last two weeks of May,[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  ECB rate hike bets are trickling back in

  Money markets now fully price in a 10 bps rate hike by the ECB in Q3 2019 The probability of a rate hike in June[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  Merkel and Draghi said to have an 'exchange of views' earlier today

  German chancellor Angela Merkel and ECB president Mario Draghi had private talks in Berlin today A German government spokesman said the meeting is not public[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  ForexLive European FX news wrap: Aussie extends gains after data beat, dollar stays subdued

  Forex news from the European trading session - 4 June 2018 Headlines: Markets: - AUD leads, USD lags on the day - European equities higher[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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  UK said to be ready to publish Brexit plan for Irish border

  According to Bloomberg Expect this to be a bunch of hooblah in which the UK government throws a handful of things at the EU and[...]
  2018-06-04 15:17:07

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