Month: July 2018

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  More coming up for NZD traders - look ahead to the dairy auction due Tuesday

  Its Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction day today, 17 July 2018  Look for the results after midday in the UK. Expectations? The latest I have[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  USD strengthening a little in early Asia, but not against NZD

  Apart from what has been posted already (much of the action was overnight) there is little new so far in Asia, NZ inflation though:  USD/JPY[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  Australia - weekly ANZ Roy Morgan survey of consumer confidence: 121.5 (prior 120.5)

  The weekly wobbles continue for this one - Up a little this week - 4 week MA of it around 102.9, basically unchanged from last[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  Morgan Stanley look for a weaker USD ahead

  This a tiny snippet from a Morgan Stanley piece, they see August 2018 for a return toward a lower US dollar Specifically citing the 'twin[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  Oil- Goldman Sachs see Brent retesting $80 late this year rather than summer

  From a Goldman Sachs piece on oil, the investment bank's expectations and reasoning (in brief): Still expects Brent Crude price to retest $80/bbl GS cite:[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  China home price data - prices rise in June

  Data via Reuters  from house prices All China June new home prices +5.0 pct y/y (vs. May  +4.7 pct) - Reuters calculation ForexLive
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  UK job market data due today - Tuesday 17 July 2018

  The employment/labour report from the UK today is due at 0830GMT Earnings will be of particular note, especially in light of concerns expressed by boee[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  China state planner concerned on external (trade tension) shocks

  The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China is the state planner - China faces relatively big difficulties in achieving stable development[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  UBS lowers its GDP forecast for China in2018: 6.5% from 6.6%

  Bloomberg reporting the comments from UBS economist Wang Tao - 2018 GDP forecast is 6.5%, previously 6.6% - For 2019, 6.2% from 6.4% Citing a slowing[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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  More NZ inflation data: RBNZ measure of core inflation 1.7% y/y (1.6% prior)

  This is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand measure of core inflation, Sectoral factor model - For June quarter (i.e. Q2) 2018 1.7% y/y - Highest[...]
  2018-07-17 07:27:05

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