Month: July 2018

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  Japan Overall Household Spending for May: -3.9% y/y(expected -1.5%)

  Japan Overall Household Spending for May comes in at -3.9% y/y … disappointing misses on this data point are not an irregular occurrence Background here:
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Goldman Sachs preview of Friday's NFP report

  Friday 6 July 2018 brings the June nonfarm payroll report - here is a preview Posted already: preview via GS: We estimate that nonfarm payrolls[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  China's forgn min says trade protectionism is short-sighted, harms both sides

  China's foreign minister says trade protectionism is short-sighted behaviour -  harms both sides - Any unilateral act goes against WTO principles, damages global trading system[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Overnight news: US Border Patrol stops Canadian fishing boats in disputed waters

  An ICYMI on US / Canada relations - this in reported overnight -  More: - American agents claimed to be "looking for illegal immigrants" -[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Japan wages data (May): Labour cash earnings 2.1% y/y (vs. exp +0.9%)

  Japanese data on wages, some better news for workers! Labour cash earnings 2.1% y/y - expected +0.9%, prior +0.6% Real cash earnings +1.3% y/y -[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Reuters poll forecasts for the EUR, higher but a little down on prior

  Via Reuters  monthly currency poll on the euro: (poll of over 70 strategists) - EUR/USD forecast at $1.19 in six months (prior forecast was to[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  More polling - forecasts for the Australian and NZ dollars

  I posted the Reuters  polling for the euro here earlier: More from Reuters  , this time on AUD and NZD: AUD median forecast is for[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Canada jobs report due Friday - preview

  The Canadian labour market report for June is due at 1230GMT on Friday 6 July 2018  - At the same time is trade data for[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Heads up for large FX option expiries on Friday 06 July 2018

  Forex options expiries today, these the close by and of size for the 10am NY cut EUR/USD - 1.1600 EUR 795m - 1.1650 1.2bn -[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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  Japanese government CPI forecast CPI to be lower than that from the BOJ

  Reuters  citing an unnamed source   Cabinet Office projections are due to be submitted to the government's top economic council on Friday The BOJ forecasts[...]
  2018-07-06 07:27:08

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