Month: August 2018

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  Turkey, TRY: Contagion is already here, chances are slim it stays in the FX market

  Snippets from David Rosenberg, Chief Economist & Strategist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates  The contagion is already here, and chances are slim it stays in[...]
  2018-08-14 07:29:01

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  Westpac update their RBNZ forecast, expect first hike May 2020 (from Nov 2019)

  Westpac citing a change in approach under new regime under Governor Adrian Orr:  - RBNZ is now WPAC assessing that restrained tradable inflation set to persist[...]
  2018-08-14 07:29:01

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  Conservative Brexiteers to publish their own blueprint for a hard Brexit

  The UK Times report on Conservative Brexiteers 'plan to challenge Theresa May directly' By publishing their own "positive" blueprint for a hard Brexit
  2018-08-14 07:29:01

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  Australia weekly consumer sentiment: 118.2 (prior 118.9)

  ANZ Roy Morgan weekly Consumer confidence Another dribble lower for this indicator. It does not tend to be much of a forex mover. Later in[...]
  2018-08-14 07:29:01

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  China press: China should prepare for free-floating yuan

  Shanghai Securities News report on 'should' prepare framework for a floating yuan I reckon a free float of the Chinese currency could well be some[...]
  2018-08-14 07:27:06

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  UK July jobs data due today - what to expect

  A preview for the UK employment numbers, claimant count, weekly earnings …. all due at 0830GMT So still some time for a nce cuppa before[...]
  2018-08-14 07:27:06

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  More on China should prepare for free float of the yuan

  A piece in the PBOC-run Financial News  - On the front-page report - Citing an unidentified expert - China should prepare free-floating exchange rate management[...]
  2018-08-14 07:27:06

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  Forex options expiries today Tuesday 14 August 2018

  FX option expiry, the close by and of size for the 10am NY cut EUR/USD - 1.1500 EUR 698m USD/JPY - 110.00 USD1.1bn - 110.25[...]
  2018-08-14 07:27:06

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  Japan press: Turkish lira's crash hits Mrs. Watanabe hard

  The Nikkei with a piece on Mrs Watanabe, as Japan's retail investors are collectively known. Here is the link for more  And … the losses from[...]
  2018-08-14 07:27:06

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  Tesla's Musk says working with Goldman Sachs and others to take Tesla private

  For the equity traders out there, Musk with some comments on Tesla Musk has been on about taking it private for a while now -[...]
  2018-08-14 07:27:06

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