Month: July 2018

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 6.7662 (vs. yesterday at 6.8040)

  Onshore yuan reference rate with another huge swing in a day - CNY revalued 350-odd points from yesterday's setting - CNY mid rate the strongest[...]
  2018-07-30 22:10:47

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  ECB coming up Thursday 26 July 2018 - what to expect

  Just a couple of ECB previews for the meeting coming up today, in one place for easy reference: -   Timings: ForexLive
  2018-07-30 22:10:47

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  Asia intervention chatter, Chinese state banks said to have sold USD/yuan on Thursday

  The effect of selling USD/CNY and /or USD/CNH would be to slow the yuan falls Some talk that that is what happened on Thursday, Chinese[...]
  2018-07-30 22:09:08

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  Speculation BOJ may buy JGBs in a fixed rate operation today

  There is a scheduled Bank of Japan QE operation today (), at 0110GMT I pointed out earlier here MUFG in Tokyo reckon there could also[...]
  2018-07-30 22:09:08

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  Heads up just after the turn of the hour for the BOJ and PBOC

  ArticleBody Have a ciggie, while you still can, and a coffee or a vape we get the BOJ outright purchasing of Japanese Government Bonds At[...]
  2018-07-30 22:09:08

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  BOJ conducts its JGB buys as scheduled - but no sing of fixed rate operation

  JGB buy scheduled operation has gone off But no sign of any fixed rate operation for 10 yr JGBs despite yield above 0.1%  ForexLive
  2018-07-30 22:09:08

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.7942 (vs. yesterday at 6.7662)

  PBOC taking the axe to the CNY again today People's Bank of China skips open market operations today  - Neutral for the day (no RRs[...]
  2018-07-30 22:09:08

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  Four things we learned from the ECB meeting

  What changed and why markets moved 1) The ECB isn't worried about the latest data A few ECB members (and many market participants) have recently[...]
  2018-07-30 22:09:08

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  What are the concerns right now for AUD traders - the good, the bad, the you-know-what

  We had a few small elections in Australia over the weekend that went not too different to expectations I posted here:  I said the implications[...]
  2018-07-30 19:27:06

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  GBP gets Monday morning illiquidity jitters

  GBP has had some minor jitters in a 20-odd+ point range (for cable) Each and every Monday I begin the week by highlighting how illiquid[...]
  2018-07-30 19:27:06

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