Month: August 2018

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  Fed minutes preview - Trump's timing and the Fed's frustration

  The FOMC minutes are due at 1800 GMT (2 pm ET) The Minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting in which the central bank left[...]
  2018-08-24 10:13:09

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  EX-BOJ Ishida warns BOJ could reduce stimulus before hitting inflation target

  Ex of the Bank of Japan monetary policy board   Of course, given he is no longer on the mon pol board his comments may[...]
  2018-08-24 10:13:09

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  RBA Dep Gov Debelle has no direct comment on the AUD

  Nothing on the Australian dollar from Debelle   There actually isn't much on monetary policy either   Headlines via Reuters, Debelle: Here is the full[...]
  2018-08-24 10:13:09

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  Fed's Kashkari tweets about 'alleged' labor market shortage

  Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari doesn't see it Here's what Kashkari just tweeted: Visited Summit Academy today. 20 week construction course. One of the interesting things[...]
  2018-08-24 10:11:11

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  FOMC Minutes coming up next. What's priced in

  What's priced in for the Federal Reserve ahead of the FOMC Minutes  The Minutes of the Aug 1 FOMC meeting will be released at the[...]
  2018-08-24 10:11:11

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  China says that it is "extremely concerned" about Australia's decision regarding Huawei

  Comments by China's foreign ministry here here ForexLive While it hasn't escalated to extremely strained tensions between the two countries, it does continue to push[...]
  2018-08-24 07:27:04

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  UK's Raab says there will be risks and challenges in no-deal Brexit scenario

  Comments by UK Brexit secretary Dominic Raab - But there will also be opportunities - No-deal Britain will be a responsible partner, expects similar understanding[...]
  2018-08-24 07:27:04

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  Germany August flash manufacturing PMI 56.1 vs 56.5 expected

  Latest data released by Markit/BME - 23 August 2018 - Prior 56.9 - Services PMI 55.2 vs 54.3 - Prior 54.1 - Composite PMI 55.7[...]
  2018-08-24 07:27:04

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  Eurozone August flash manufacturing PMI 54.6 vs 55.2 expected

  Latest data released by Markit - 23 August 2018 - Prior 55.1 - Services PMI 54.4 vs 54.4 expected - Prior 54.2 - Composite PMI[...]
  2018-08-24 07:27:04

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  Russian rouble hits lowest levels since April 2016 as US sanctions continue to weigh

  USD/RUB touches 68.70 ForexLive The pain continues for the rouble as it is down by close to 1% on the day against the greenback. Further[...]
  2018-08-24 07:27:04

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