Month: August 2018

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  CAD GDP coming up (preview) - will be important for the BoC meeting Sep 5

  Economic growth data is due from Canada today, Thursday 30 August 2018 at 1230GMT For June: - expected +0.1% m/m and +2.3% y/y - priors[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  Australian drought expected to intensify

  Huge parts of eastern Australia have been in drought, and the latest from the weather people is its expected to get worse - The Bureau of Meteorology[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  US Admin says necessary to maintain tariff levels on aluminium

  The administration issues orders to adjust imports of aluminium into the US - President Trump says US still in talks with other nations re tariffs[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  New Zealand ANZ business survey (August): Business confidence -50.3 (prior -44.9)

  ANZ's Business Outlook Survey is a monthly survey of around 1,500 businesses NZ-wide Activity outlook +3.8Business confidence -50.3 and another awful result, now to a[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  NZD extending its loss after the terrible business confidence data

  New Zealand dollar lower still after ANZ's business survey for August showed business confidence at a 10 year low: More on the details at that[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  Australia building approvals for July: -5.2% m/m (expected -2.0%)

  Australia building approvals for July -5.2 % m/m and a big miss -5.6 % y/y and ditto for the miss  - expected -3.0% y/y, prior +1.6%[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  AUD capex data for Q2, headline: -2.5% (expected 0.6%)

  Australia Private Capital Expenditure for April to June (second quarter) The 3rd estimate for 2018/19 came in at 102bn AUD and this is not too[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  China PMI data is due Friday - preview

  Official July PMIs from China will be out on Friday 31 August  - manufacturing expected 51.0, prior 51.2 - non-manufacturing prior 54.0 - composite prior[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  Heads up for China manufacturing PMI due on Friday - more preview

  The official figures for manufacturing and non-manufacturing OMIs for August are due at 0130GMT on Friday 31 August - manufacturing expected 51.0, prior 51.2 -[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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  We get Japanese inflation data Friday - preview of the Tokyo area CPI

  Tokyo CPI data is available earlier than the National CPI. The inflation data for August is on Friday 31 August  - Due at 2330GMT Tokyo[...]
  2018-08-30 07:27:13

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