Month: August 2018

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  EUR/USD has been a mover in early week FX

  Liquidity is returning to the forex market as more of Asia gets active on Monday Its just gone 9am in Tokyo and 8 in HK[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  Forex options expiring Monday 27 August 2018

  FX option expiry at 10am New York time EUR/USD - 1.1470 EUR 983m - 1.1475 540m - 1.1500 2.1bn - 1.1510 583m - 1.1600 782m[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  Heads up for a UK holiday Monday 27 August 2018

  Its the Summer bank holiday today in the UK. Expect not quite so much liquidity during European / UK hours Monday.  Stay tuned, we'll be getting[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  China July industrial profits: +16.2% y/y (prior )

  A fall for the y/y growth rate to 16.2% - June industrial profits were +20% y/y July was the first full month of trade war[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  More data to come from China later this week - heads up for manufacturing PMI

  Official July PMIs from China will be out on Friday this week,  - manufacturing expected 51.0, prior 51.2 - non-manufacturing prior 54.0 - composite prior[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  Mexico economy minister says still working on Nafta deal

  There have been plenty of muttering about that a deal between the US and Mexico will be reached in coming days. Latest is  Reuters  with[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  China's NDRC says the country is facing relatively big pressure on investment

  China's 'state planner' is the National Development and Reform Commission -- Yeah, sure.  Never mind that though, we are all facing relatively big pressure just keeping[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  USD/JPY lops a few points off

  USD/JPY had traded a bit higher earlier ti above 111.30 but is dropped a bit the last few minutes Around 111.00 as I update Dragging[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  ForexLive Asia FX news wrap: Yen crosses the movers in Asia

  Forex and Bitcoin news for Asia trading Monday 27 August 2018 Weekend: Yen crosses were the movers here in Asia to open the week, generally[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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  HSBC currency forecasts

  This via HSBC, the bank says "In our more benign, base-case scenario on trade, FX moves are likely to be a key driver of relative[...]
  2018-08-27 07:29:08

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