Month: August 2018

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  Preview of the RBA August monetary policy decision - implications for the AUD

  This Reserve Bank of Australia preview via Barlcays gets to the point: We expect the RBA (Tuesday) and RBNZ (Thursday) to remain on hold this week[...]
  2018-08-07 07:28:55

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  Foreign reserves (July) data is due from China today - what to watch

  A preview of the foreign currency reserves information due from China today, Tuesday 7 August 2018  There is no scheduled time for the releases, it[...]
  2018-08-07 07:28:55

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  Australian construction PMI for July: 52.0, from June's reading of 50.6

  This is the Australian Industry Group Performance of Construction Index (PCI), which tends not to be an immediate mover of the forex - The only July[...]
  2018-08-07 07:28:55

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  TRY has recovered some earlier losses - here's why

  A delegation of Turkish officials will head to Washington in two days for discussions There have ongoing tensions between Turkey and the US (centring on[...]
  2018-08-07 07:28:55

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  UK data, BRC Sales Like-for-like July: +0.5% y/y (expected 1.5%)

  British Retail Consortium data - the "-for-" sales basis strips out changes in store size like like For July up 0.5% y/y - expected +1.5%,[...]
  2018-08-07 07:27:05

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  More UK data - Barclaycard measure of consumer spending+5% y/y (July)

  Earlier UK data is here: UK data, BRC Sales Like-for-like July: +0.5% y/y (expected 1.5%) More now, this credit & debit card division of Barclays,[...]
  2018-08-07 07:27:05

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  Australia ANZ weekly consumer confidence: 118.9 (prior 119.8)

  ANZ / Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey - 4 week MA of this a little lower on the week, 119.8 This indicator rolling over[...]
  2018-08-07 07:27:05

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  Japan Overall Household Spending for June: -1.2% y/y (expected -1.4% y/y)

  Japan Overall Household Spending down y/y for the 5th straight month - for the m/m is up 2.9% Down y/y but up m/m … conflicting[...]
  2018-08-07 07:27:05

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  Japan Labor cash earnings for June: +2.8% y/y (expected +1.7%)

  A beat for this, a positive sign from Japan's economy  Labor cash earnings for June +3.6% y/y - expected +1.7% y/y, prior +2.1% Real cash[...]
  2018-08-07 07:27:05

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  ICYMI - Reuters on "the BOJ is turning more hawkish"

  A piece from Reuters on the Bank of Japan yesterday that may have slipped by: The gist of the article is deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya leading[...]
  2018-08-07 07:27:05

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