Month: June 2018

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  Bitcoin - the beatings will continue until morale improves

  BTC lost further ground in late US time Back towards weekend lows: But why? you ask … Well, if I hear one more person tell[...]
  2018-06-29 07:29:02

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  What to expect next from the big 4 central banks: Fed, ECB, BOJ, BoE

  This is an nice piece of summary work from Deustche Bank, from the economic background through to policy direction: Filing this away for reference!
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  FX option expiries for Friday 29 June 2018 at the 10am NY cut

  Forex options expiries today, these the close by and of size EUR/USD - 1.1450 1.0bn - 1.1500 3.0bn - 1.1550 893m - 1.1600 2.0bn -[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  Rumours of an immigration deal at the EU summit dinner

  I noted objections from Italy earlier as a factor for the EUR The dinner has been over for 5 hours so I guess we'll get[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  China continues to tighten up restrictions on real estate loans

  21st Century Business Herald reporting: - China's big state banks have suspended granting real estate development loans and credit quotas to developers except the for[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  Bank of Japan cuts its JGB buys in 5-10 years

  At the scheduled Japanese Government Bond buying operation today  At the previous auction for this time left to maturity (5 to 10 years) the Bank[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 6.6166 (vs. yesterday at 6.5960)

  People's Bank of China lowers the price if the onshore yuan again today, but at a slower pace than it has done over the prior[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  Australia - Private sector credit for May: +0.2% m/m (expected 0.4%)

  Australia - Private sector credit for May +0.2% m/m growth … a miss …. ugh  - expected +0.4%, prior +0.4% and +4.8% y/y - expected[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  US ambassador to China says concerned about obstacles to intellectual property

  US Ambassador to China Branstad says the US administration and American people are concerned about obstacles to intellectual property in China mtc  more to come[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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  US Defense Sec Mattis comments on North Korea, Japan

  US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone on Indo-Pacific stability - Diplomats firmly in lead on Korean peninsula talks - Recognise importance of Japanese abductee issue Yen[...]
  2018-06-29 07:27:06

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