Month: December 2018

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  European equities open mixed to start the day

  A green day is far from a done deal - Eurostoxx +0.6% - Germany DAX -0.1% - France CAC 40 +1.4% - UK FTSE +0.5%[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  BOJ to maintain current pace of bond buying in January

  No changes to the BOJ's bond buying operations next month ForexLive The BOJ has been tweaking its bond buying operations this year in what was[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  Italy parliament reportedly to vote on budget by 29 December

  Repubblica reports Do note that the deadline for parliament to approve the budget is by the end of the year. In any case, this is[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  PBOC says will keep prudent monetary policy

  China's central bank comments in its quarterly meeting - Prudent monetary policy should be not too loose and not too tight - Will keep liquidity[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  Switzerland December Credit Suisse investor sentiment -22.2 vs -42.3 prior

  Latest data released by Credit Suisse and CFA Society Switzerland - -42.3 ForexLive The reading measures analysts' expectations on the Swiss economy and other economic[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  ECB says significant monetary policy stimulus is still needed

  The European Central Bank releases its latest economic bulletin - Sees ongoing expansion in the economy but with increased downside risks - Signs of moderating[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  Risk sentiment takes a knock as US equity futures tumble

  Things are beginning to turn a little sour ForexLive The yen isn't moving all too much yet but expect currencies to react more responsively if[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  Yen stays in charge as equities sentiment remains sour ahead of US trading

  The Japanese yen is the best performing major currency so far today US equity futures are trading near the lows for the day still as[...]
  2018-12-27 14:30:07

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  Here are the dates of BOJ meetings for 2019 (print, stick on fridge)

  Bank of Japan meetings for the new year   More: The time of release will be, in principle, as follows.  The minutes of the December,[...]
  2018-12-27 11:10:57

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  More from Goldman Sachs on the FOMC - lowering the probability of rate hikes in 2019

  I posted on Goldman Sachs response to the Fed earlier here: Just adding this in, GS quantifying the probability of rate hikes ahead, all lower:[...]
  2018-12-27 11:10:57

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