Month: August 2018

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  Trump has directed Lighthizer to consider tariff increase on China to 25% on 200bn

  Senior Trump administration officials Headlines via Reuters   Does this add anything much to our understanding of the issue? At the margin it does but[...]
  2018-08-02 01:28:09

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  ForexLive Americas FX news wrap: Fed holds, Trump to raise

  Forex news for North American trade on August 1, 2018: Markets: - Gold down $8 to $1216 - WTI crude oil down $0.92 to $67.84[...]
  2018-08-02 01:28:09

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  Trade ideas thread - Thursday 2 August 2018

  Good morning, afternoon and evening all. Any charts, technical analysis, trade ideas, thoughts, views, ForexLive traders would like to share and discuss with fellow ForexLive[...]
  2018-08-02 01:28:09

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  Preview of the Bank of England meeting (Super) Thursday 2 August 2018

  The BoE meet today with an interest rate hike widely (but not unanimously) expected ForexLive have posted a few previews already: -  (RBC) - (TD,[...]
  2018-08-02 01:28:09

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  AUD traders - preview of trade balance data due soon (Thursday 2 August 2018 0130GMT)

  Australian June trade balance today is expected to show continued surplus - expected+900m AUD - previous+827m AUD  Preview via ANZ: Via NAB: (bolding mine)
  2018-08-02 01:28:09

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  Italy's FTSE MIB lead (in a bearish way) a down day for European shares

  German Dax fall -0.5% The European stock markets are ending lower in trading today.  Concerns about an escalation of tariffs weighed on shares. In other[...]
  2018-08-01 22:11:30

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  NAFTA: Mexican official says "getting close" on autos deal

  Officials working on rules of origin This is supposedly a pathway to a NAFTA deal. Mexican officials say the US is now showing more flexibility[...]
  2018-08-01 22:11:30

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  Audio recap: Fed decision is really just a sideshow

  What's moving markets ahead of the FOMC decision Market participants don't seem to be too sure what to make of US trade policy risk, and[...]
  2018-08-01 22:11:30

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  Bitcoin dips below the 100 day MA but rebounds

  Break fails, so be aware The price of bitcoin on the Coinbase exchange fell below its 100 day MA at $7575 today. That is more[...]
  2018-08-01 22:11:30

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  Atlanta Fed Q3 GDPNow +5.0% vs +4.7% prior

  Atlanta Fed GDP tracking estimate It's still early in Q3. ForexLive release
  2018-08-01 22:11:30

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