Day: September 11, 2018

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  Fed's Kaplan: Jobs report is consistent with view of strong economy

  Dallas Fed President (not a voter) speaking on Fox Business - jobs report shows there is a tight labor market - Fed ought to be[...]
  2018-09-11 22:11:34

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  Fed's Mester: 'Pretty strong' jobs report supports continued gradual hikes

  Mester moderating a panel at the Boston Fed ForexLive
  2018-09-11 22:11:34

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  Fed's Kaplan: Unemployment rate will probably go lower than current 3.9%

  The Fed's Kaplan with more comments Ho-hum stuff but we'll watch out for more. ForexLive
  2018-09-11 22:11:34

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  Fed's Kaplan: Would not surprise me if US-China trade war lasts years

  There's something to look forward to Trump threatened tariffs on all of China's exports to the US today and he could put on $200 billion[...]
  2018-09-11 22:11:34

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  Fed's Kaplan: Won't need to make a judgement on rates becoming restrictive until mid-2019

  Some reading between the lines needed here - Won't need to make a judgement on whether rates should become restrictive until mid-2019, not ready to[...]
  2018-09-11 22:11:34

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  The CHF is the strongest, while the AUD is the weakest as NA traders enter for the day

  The USD is mostly higher As North American traders enter for the trading day, the CHF is the strongest - reversing some of the declines[...]
  2018-09-11 19:29:06

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  The US small business report is a tour-de-force, except for one spot

  The NFIB report is outstanding If you missed it, the NFIB US small business sentiment earlier and it hit an all-time record at 108.8 but[...]
  2018-09-11 19:29:06

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  EURUSD trades to session lows. Erases earlier gains.

  Up and down The EURUSD trades at session lows and in the process, completed a lap in the trading price action. The price moved sharply[...]
  2018-09-11 19:29:06

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  There isn't enough psychology in the economic models

  Vignettes from the crisis highlight the paradigm shift We're all just economic agents seeking to maximize market efficiency, right? Few people believe that today but reading[...]
  2018-09-11 19:29:06

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  US July final wholesale inventories +0.6% vs +0.7% m/m expected

  Final wholesale inventories for July 2018 - Prior was +0.7% m/m - Sales 0.0% vs +0.1% exp (-0.2% prior) - Stock-to-sales ratio 1.26 months vs[...]
  2018-09-11 19:29:06

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