Day: July 16, 2018

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  No remarks from NY Fed's John Williams

  Williams has swapped San Francisco for NY Speaking in Brooklyn today No remarks crossing on the wires. Everyone busy watching soccerkick cup? ForexLive
  2018-07-16 22:10:32

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  BOJ a long way from reducing its aggressive monetary easing says eco adviser

  With inflation still very distant from the Bank's inflation target "Raising interest rates is out of the question" So says Motoshige Itoh, a member of the Japanese[...]
  2018-07-16 22:10:32

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  Video: Bank of Canada hikes. What's next for the Canadian dollar

  Why the Bank of Canada hiked I joined BNN Bloomberg immediately after the Bank of Canada decided to hike interest rates to 1.50% to talk about[...]
  2018-07-16 22:10:32

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 6.6726 (vs. yesterday at 6.6234)

  Onshore yuan reference rate  - CNY weakened big time today by the Bank People's Bank of China firing a shot in the trade war with[...]
  2018-07-16 22:10:32

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  Looks like we won't be hearing from Carney today after all

  Carney was supposed to speak in Boston BOE Governor Mark Carney is in Boston today and was scheduled to speak about the Global Financial Crisis[...]
  2018-07-16 22:10:32

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  PBOC cut to the onshore yuan price today the biggest since January of 2017

  The People's Bank of China devalued the CNY against the USD today: That is the weakest for the CNY at its reference rate setting since[...]
  2018-07-16 22:09:04

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  BOE says that Q2 default rates on unsecured lending rose

  BOE commenting via its credit conditions survey - Sees Q3 default rates for lenders of unsecured loans up again - Expects demand for consumer lending[...]
  2018-07-16 22:09:04

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  US' Brady calls for Trump Xi meeting to address trade tensions

  Kevin Brady has called for a direct meeting between US President Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping  Brady is House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, he oversees[...]
  2018-07-16 19:27:07

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  Some Asian markets closed today - Japan holiday

  It is Marine Day in Japan, markets are closed  FX, with no centralised exchange never truly closes, but any liquidity coming out of Japan today[...]
  2018-07-16 19:27:07

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  Does anyone know Down Under that France just won the World Cup of football?

  A comment in the, well, comments section. Chris follows up with: Chris is right, of course.  Congratulations to the French team! Worthy victors. And congratulations[...]
  2018-07-16 19:27:07

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