Month: June 2018

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  Trump tariff threats against China, but probably no trade war says Goldman Sachs Blankfein

  Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein thinks Trump is just shooting blanks in his threats against China Blankfein Tuesday in an interview at the Economic Club[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  Trade war complacency is growing

  One of the key drivers of markets (if not the key) is human behaviour. What we are seeing right now is a manifestation. This the[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  Opioid retailer to join Dow Jones Industrial index

  General Electric is to be replaced in the DJIA by national retail drug store chain Walgreens - effective prior to the open of trading on[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  New Zealand Q2 consumer confidence survey: 108.6 (prior 111.2)

  New Zealand Q2 Westpac McDermott Miller consumer confidence data, comes in at 108.6 - Q1 was 111.2 That is a below average result, but not[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  KCNA: North Korea, China had understanding on denuclearisation of Korean peninsula

  KCNA is North Korean state media, on the meeting between Kim and Xi .... reported via Reuters: Yen showing basically no response
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  Boris Johnson says US decision to withdraw on human rights is regrettable

  BJ in the headlines, this via Reuters : For markets, the thing to keep an eye on with this (Trump administration taking children from parents)[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  China press: No basis for continuous China stock market plunge

  China Securities Journal via Bloomberg  This'll be in reference to this I posted earlier:
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  NZ data: Q1 current account surplus a small beat …. but there's a but

  New Zealand current account balance data for the January to March quarter of 2018  - current account surplus in the first quarter - quarterly surplus[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  Japan data - Reuters Tankan for June: Manufacturing +26 vs. +22 prior

  Reuters Tankan is monthly, it serves as a heads up for the quarterly Bank of Japan Tankan survey   - June manufacturers' sentiment index +26[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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  You ready to BTFD? Signs of a Trump back down on trade, child separation policy?

  Trump has met with House Republicans and the results are looking like: - He is asking Republicans to trust him on trade negotiations with China,[...]
  2018-06-20 07:27:07

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