Month: August 2018

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  A heads up to option expiries early next week

  I posted the expiry info for today, Friday 20 July 2018 here earlier:  Early next week chunky ones … MONDAY JULY 23 EUR/USD - 1.1550[...]
  2018-08-10 02:48:06

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  Fed's Barkin: Should continue raising rates, benchmark not yet back to normal level

  Richmond Fed President Barkin in Virginia ForexLive
  2018-08-09 22:11:19

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  Trade ideas thread - European session 9 August 2018

  Daily thread to exchange ideas and to share your thoughts ForexLive Some market themes to consider: Other than that, it's been a typical twilight zone period between[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  Japan July preliminary machine tool orders +13.0% vs +11.4% y/y prior

  Latest data released by the Japanese Machine Tool Builders' Association - 9 August 2018 - +11.4% ForexLive The reading measures the change in total value of[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  Nikkei 225 closes lower by 0.20% at 22,598.39

  Tokyo's main index pares earlier losses but still closes lower - Session high 22,648.88 - Session low 22,497.99 ForexLive The continued rally in Chinese stocks[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  Eurostoxx futures +0.1% in early European trading

  Mild positive tones in early trades ForexLive UK's FTSE is leading the charge on the back of a weaker pound that we have seen from[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  European equities open lower to start the day

  Softer tones across the board ForexLive Mildly softer sentiment as not even gains from Chinese stocks are helping to turn things around. This feels like[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  Turkish lira continues to fall, reaches record low against the dollar

  No reprieve for the lira since the end of July ForexLive Further escalation in geopolitical tensions between US and Turkey is continuing to weigh on[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  Signs of disharmony in China over US trade dispute?

  Or at least that's what this Reuters piece is suggesting ForexLive A doing the rounds now is hinting that there is some rift in Chinese[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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  EU said to offer a major Brexit concession to UK PM May

  The headline is crossing wires on social media i.e. Twitter ForexLive Cable back above the 1.2900 barrier taking out resistance at 1.2897-00 as highlighted earlier.[...]
  2018-08-09 19:29:09

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