Month: July 2018

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  Australian retail sales data is due today – consumer still under pressure? Preview

  There is trade balance and retail sales data, both for May 2018 due at 0130GMT And, via NAB 9bolding mine): I posted a couple of[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  IMF comments on New Zealand - notes economy risks are tilted to downside

  New Zealand economy medium-term risks are tilted to the downside - Says RBNZ monetary policy is sufficiently expansionary From the Fund's final report re Article[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  Australian retail sales data due today – preview 2

  There is plenty coming up from Australia today, the May trade balance and retail sales the focus Earlier previews: This now for retail sales via[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  New Zealand data - Job ads down 1.6% m/m and rise 2.9%

  New Zealand ANZ job ads for June, -1.6% m/m  -  prior +2.2% m/m For the y/y based on a 3 month MA, up 2.9% from[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  Australia services PMI for June up 4 points to a record high of 63.0

  This the Australian Industry Group Performance of Services Index, comes in at 63.0 for June - prior 59.0 (April to May was up 3.8 points) At[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  CBA / Markit Service Purchasing Managers Index for June: 52.7 (prior 55.9)

  Composite index in at 52.9 - prior 55.6 "Key findings" points made by CBA: Just like the earlier AiG PMI, not an immediate forex mover. [...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  UK data - BRC shop price index for June: -0.5% y/y (prior -1.1% y/y)

  British Retail Consortium- Nielson shop price index, used as a guide to inflation … or deflation I guess... this result shows the 62nd month of[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  Currency forecasts from BMO - EUR/USD, USD/JPY and for USD/CAD

  This from latest weekly look at FX from Bank of Montreal - their currency forecasts BoM expect for the average of the quarter:    [...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  Two for one Australia data preview - trade balance and retail sales

  I've popped up bank previews for the data earlier: A real quickie now, via Barclays on both: And that's it … not much but at[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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  Japan June Nikkei / Markit services PMI: 51.4 (prior 51.0) and composite 52.1 (prior 51.7)

  A bit of July 4 data … markets a bit snoozy right now  Rises for both the services and composite PMI indexes in june June[...]
  2018-07-04 07:27:06

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