Month: August 2018

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  NZ house price (REINZ) data for July: House prices +6.6% y/y

  Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) monthly report,  Not usually an immediate forex mover but if you are following along …. - Home sales[...]
  2018-08-15 07:29:01

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  Australia data today - Q2 Wages preview

  An earlier preview is here: - due at 0130GMT - expected +0.6% q/q, prior +0.5% - expected +2.1% y/y, prior +2.1% And, before the wages[...]
  2018-08-15 07:29:01

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  UK data due Wednesday 15 August 2018 - July inflation

  CPI for July is out in the UK on Wednesday  Due at 0830 GMT Preview (this via Nomura): Consumer prices: UK Producer prices:  ForexLive
  2018-08-15 07:29:01

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  AUD traders - heads up for RBA Gov Lowe speaking later this week

  Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe appears before parliament (House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Economics) on Friday August 17 This is a twice-yearly appearance[...]
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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  AUD - Australia Westpac Consumer Confidence for August: -2.3% m/m ( prior +3.9%)

  Westpac / Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment for August 2018 - prior was +3.9% m/m - (Background ) Westpac on the report:   - Still on[...]
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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  FX options for expiry Wednesday 15 August 2018

  Forex option expiry data for today at the 10am NY cut EUR/USD - 1.1375 EUR 751m - 1.1500 575m USD/JPY - 110.00 $ 382m -[...]
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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  Bloomberg on two notable buyers of oil (stocks)

  Just noting this piece from Bloomberg on Soros and Druckenmiller byying oil related stocks Bloomberg scouring regulatory filings: Stanley Druckenmiller's Duquesne Family Office bought 1.68[...]
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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  Bank of Japan Japanese Government Bond buying operation - unchanged amounts

  Just noting on the scheduled Bank of Japan Japanese Government Bond buying - 5 - 10 years, 10 - 25 years, 25+ years remaining until[...]
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.8856 (vs. yesterday at 6.8695)

  Weakest for the onshore yuan set since early May of 2017 PBOC has skipped OMOs again today … at least so far  ForexLive
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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  AUD - Australia Q2 Wage Price Index 0.6% q/q (expected +0.6%)

  Slow wage growth has been a frequent point made the bt the RBA, a weight on spending and the economy etc (you know the drill[...]
  2018-08-15 07:27:07

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