Day: August 17, 2018

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  Eurozone June current account balance +€28.5 billion vs +€4.6 billion prior

  Latest data released by the ECB - 17 August 2018 - Prior +€4.6 billion; revised to +€6.6 billion - Seasonally adjusted current account +€24.0 billion[...]
  2018-08-17 19:28:57

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  US said to seek to pressure China to lift the yuan in talks - report

  According to a report by the New York Times This is something similar to what the Wall St Journal reported overnight . The US has[...]
  2018-08-17 19:28:57

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  RBA's Ellis says wage growth could be slow to respond to tighter labour market

  RBA assistant governor, Luci Ellis, spoke in Canberra earlier - Australian wage growth could be slower to respond to a tightening labour market - It[...]
  2018-08-17 19:28:57

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  EUR/USD climbs to session highs as dollar weakens across the board

  Dollar being offered as things start to pick up on the day ForexLive There isn't anything on the wires to have kicked the dollar lower,[...]
  2018-08-17 19:28:57

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  Turkey's central bank resorts to old tactics to raise rates

  Is the CBRT going behind Erdogan's back? here The 1-week repo rate is currently at 17.75% and after not opening the auction yesterday, the average[...]
  2018-08-17 19:28:57

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  Eurozone July final core CPI +1.1% vs +1.1% y/y prelim

  Latest data released by Eurostat - 17 August 2018 - CPI +2.1% vs +2.1% y/y prelim - CPI -0.3% vs -0.3% m/m expected - Prior[...]
  2018-08-17 19:27:07

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  Turkish lira on the move again...

  This time it's moving lower against the dollar ForexLive
  2018-08-17 19:27:07

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  Did someone just flip the risk-off switch?

  Mild tones of risk souring is seen across the board It's no major panic yet but it's early signs of nervousness in markets. I don't[...]
  2018-08-17 19:27:07

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  Yen pairs fall to session lows as lira drop spook markets

  The Japanese yen is trading at session highs across the board ForexLive There are mild tones of a risk-off move starting to take place across[...]
  2018-08-17 19:27:07

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  GBP/JPY looks poised for weakest daily close this year

  GBP/JPY continues to head lower as the lira's woes is empowering the yen ForexLive It's tough to keep up with the lira's movement. Look at[...]
  2018-08-17 19:27:07

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