Month: July 2018

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  ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: GBP slides a bit on Trump

  Forex and Bitcoin news for Asia trading Friday 13 July 2018 Friday the thirteenth can often be a bit subdued here during the Asian time[...]
  2018-07-13 07:27:06

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  Economic data coming up in the European session

  Light calendar day to end the week Equities in general are doing well, with the Nikkei leading gains up by 2% currently - and that's[...]
  2018-07-13 07:27:06

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  Fed's Mester says that strong economy justifies two more rate hikes this year

  Cleveland Fed head Loretta Mester speaks to the Wall St Journal - Points out strong economic growth, low unemployment rate and stable inflation - Says[...]
  2018-07-13 06:21:05

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  Trump says that allies have commited to raise defense spending beyond 2%

  Looks like he got his wish - Other countries have agreed to increase their defense spending - US commitment to NATO remains very strong -[...]
  2018-07-13 06:21:05

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  Trump says that "we're in a nasty trade battle with China"

  Trump continues to speak in Brussels on an array of topics - But "it will work out ultimately" - Says that the US is going[...]
  2018-07-13 06:21:05

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  ForexLive European FX news wrap: Yen extends fall as markets recover from yesterday's setback

  Forex news from the European trading session - 12 July 2018 Headlines: Headlines: - AUD leads, JPY lags on the day - European equities higher[...]
  2018-07-13 06:21:05

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  Dollar catches a bid, moves to session highs

  EUR/USD moves to a low of 1.1654 ForexLive A flurry of bids across the board for the greenback. Definitely helped to kick some life into[...]
  2018-07-13 06:21:05

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  Heads up for large forex option expiries still to come this week

  I posted on today's FX option expiry data earlier here:  These for later in the week EUR/USD June 21  - 1.1525 EUR 1.2bn - 1.1550[...]
  2018-07-13 02:52:30

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  Nasdaq up over 1% on the day now at 7800. Approaches record highs.

  Leads a run higher for equities The Nasdaq has just cleared above the 7800 level and is now up 87 point or 1.13% on the[...]
  2018-07-13 01:29:49

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  Fed's Harker: Open to four hikes this year if inflation accelerates

  Harker on today's inflation data Harker, on net, is a bit hawkish here but he's a long way from something more hawkish than gradual hikes.[...]
  2018-07-13 01:29:49

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