Month: July 2018

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  Oil -Saudi to temporarily halt exports through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

  Saudi energy minister  This related to attack in the Strait Wednesday - two VLCCs attacked  Efforts are underway to move a damaged ship to the[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  Canada's Freeland says hopes Nafta negotiations move more quickly now

  Canada's Foreign Minister Freeland says hopes Nafta negotiations move more quickly now that Mexcian elections have concluded  Also, comments from Mexico - Lopez believe Nafta[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  Pompeo: US goal is for North Korea's denuclearization by end of Trump's first term

  More from the US Secretary of State Pompeo: US goal is for North Korea's complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization by end of Trump's first term, 'more[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  More Juncker: Agreed on need to address forced tech transfer

  More from Juncker following the EU / US trade talks  - Agreement no additional tariffs to be out in place during negotiations  - Agreed on[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  Quick recap of the EU/US agreement (should I put agreement in ironic quotation marks?)

  President Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker met Wednesday, we've had the presser and so forth: - Trump / Juncker presser: Trump says US[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  German industry association says EU / US 'deal' move in right direction, BUT ….

  German DIHK industry group says EU / US trade deal moves in right direction, but still sceptical and auto tariffs not completely off table ---[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  Not FX, but Facebook is getting faceplanted big time, stock down more than 20%

  If you like Facebook you are getting a nice buying opportunity presented, right? Down nearly 25% in after hours trade following earnings announcement - revenue[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  China has withdrawn its approval for Facebook's 'innovation hub' in Zhejiang

  An ICYMI from overnight, the New York Times (this via Reuters) - Facebook's plan to open a venture in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China,[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  Japan plans to raise its minimum wage benchmark

  Coming up from Japan today, the labour ministry panel will recommend that the national average minimum hourly wage be lifted  - by a record 26[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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  Data from Australia due at 0130GMT (terms of trade) - what to expect

  The data is unlikely to be too much of an immediate forex mover, but a preview of export and import prices for Q2 2018 Via[...]
  2018-07-26 07:27:07

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