Month: July 2018

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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 -[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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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[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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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[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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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[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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  Brexit white paper: There will be more barriers to UK's access to EU market than is the case today post-Brexit

  The UK government releases the updated Brexit white paper - Facilitated customs arrangement will be as if UK was in a combined territory with EU[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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  UK Brexit secretary Raab says confident a deal is in reach with the EU

  Dominic Raab is making a statement on the white paper in parliament ForexLive It's a real mess at the Commons. The session was suspended temporarily[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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  US June CPI is coming up next

  Can the dollar keep on keepin' on? The dollar was sizzling on Wednesday without any real strong catalyst but today there is a major potential[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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  US weekly initial claims 214K vs. 225K expected

  Continuing Claims come in at 1739K  vs. 1730K expected Continued strength in the US employment picture.
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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  US June CPI +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y expected

  US June inflation data - Prior was +2.8% - Ex food and energy +2.3% vs +2.3% y/y expected - Prior ex food and energy 2.2% y/y[...]
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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  Canada May new housing price index 0.0% vs +0.1% m/m expected

  Latest data released by Statistics Canada - 12 July 2018
  2018-07-12 19:27:07

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