Day: August 26, 2018

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  Baker Hughes rig count out at the top of the hour

  Crude oil is traing up $1.12 or 1.67% at $68.96 The Baker Hughes rig count will be released at the top of the hour.   ,[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  Weekly US Baker Hughes oil rig count 860 vs. 869 prior

  Weekly US oil and gas drilling rig data - Oil rigs 860.   - Natural gas rigs 182 vs 186 prior - Total rigs 1044 vs[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  Mexico AMLO oil stand said to keep US, Mexico from NAFTA agreement

  USDMXN moves higher on the headline.  Pres. elect Andres Manuel Lopes Obrador is balking against US proposed language in the new NAFTA deal would put[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  Trump to Pompeo: Don't go to No. Korea

  Also China not helping because of trade spat... Here is the series of tweets (read from the bottom up).   Despite calling off the meeting Trump[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  What's key next week? The last week of summer...

  Economic calendar is light  Next week is traditionally the last week of summer. Well it really extends into Monday, September 3rd with the Labor Day[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  US and Mexico will continue NAFTA negotiations over the weekend

  For what it is worth The US and Mexico will continue NAFTA negotiations over the weekend.   I wonder what goes on in those meetings? ForexLive
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  US crude oil settles at $68.72

  Up $0.89 on the day or 1.31% The price of crude oil is settling the day and week at $68.72. That is up $0.89 on[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  CFTC Commitments of Traders: Pound shorts are the highest since May 2017.

  Commitment of traders report for the week ending Aug 21, 2018 - EUR short 5K vs 2K long last week. - GBP short 72K vs 61K short[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  Nasdaq and S&P close at record levels

  All time highs reached for the broad indices Both the S&P and the Nasdaq are ending the session at record closing levels. The Dow also[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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  Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Fed's Powell (and other officials) help send the dollar lower

  Forex news for NY trading on August 24, 2018. In other markets: - Spot gold is trading up $20 on the day or +1.70% at[...]
  2018-08-26 19:27:07

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