Month: August 2018

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  GBPUSD waffling and trades near unchanged levels

  BOE hike expected tomorrow The GBPUSD is waffling up and down as traders prepare for the FOMC decision today and the BOE hike (expectation) tomorrow. [...]
  2018-08-03 06:21:05

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  Forex options expiries Friday 13 July, 10am NY cut

  Ths of notable size not too far from spot EUR/USD - 1.1650 EUR 1.2bn - 1.1700 868m USD/JPY - 112.50 $ 610m GBP/USD - 1.3250[...]
  2018-08-03 02:49:50

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  25% tariffs! Today's PBOC USD/CNY reference rate setting just got very interesting!

  The latest from the US administration is chatter of the 10% tariff on Chinese imports going to 25% ICYMI:  So, what do you reckon, POBOC[...]
  2018-08-02 22:11:37

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  USD/CNH around 6.8250 ahead of the PBOC mid rate setting

  I wondered aloud a little earlier about the yuan refence rate setting today I'm not the only one, this snippet via Macqaurie: - USD/yuan is[...]
  2018-08-02 22:11:37

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  Heads up for GBP Construction PMI data at the bottom of the hour

  30 minutes... First piece of : upcoming GBP data - GBP Construction PMI: 52.8 expected and 53.1 previous Cable is moving.  Here's a quick chart update[...]
  2018-08-02 19:30:58

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  GBP Construction PMI: 55.8 v 52.8 expected and 53.1 previous

  GBP sensitive lead up Reaction - For a decent beat, the reaction on cable is really muted. - With price dropping , I thought we[...]
  2018-08-02 19:30:58

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  EUR PPI m/m: 0.4% v 0.3% expected and 0.8% previous

  More Euro positivity - Eurozone PPI m/m: 0.4% v 0.3 expected - Eurozone PPI y/y: 3.6% v 3.5% expected But looks like EUR/USD certainly doesn't[...]
  2018-08-02 19:30:58

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  The S&P500 level we're all watching

  SPX thoughts We've now got a little lull before the BoE.  Cable is bouncing off and playing out nicely, so let's briefly turn our focus[...]
  2018-08-02 19:30:58

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  Don't underestimate the Brexit risk also in play

  Hard Brexit Cable continues to slide.  Some thoughts: - With rate hikes all but priced into GBP, the growing possibility of a hard-Brexit is a[...]
  2018-08-02 19:30:58

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  Zimbabwe election official: No skulduggery in the election process

  
  2018-08-02 19:29:08

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