Migration data from New Zealand gets a bit of attention as it is cited in impacts on the price of houses, which in turn apparently has impacts on RBNZ monetary policy c'mon Statz NZ .... your data page isn't loading ... yay, here it is...
The Brexit vote hasn't started yet but already the excuses for losing are being made. Apparently it was all rigged...
This is from 'What UK Thinks', its their 'Poll of Polls' The average of the six most recent polls Fieldwork conducted between 14 and 20 June 2016 Based on two (online) polls by YouGov, two (phone) polls by Survation, one (online) poll by Opinium, and one (phone) poll by ORB The most recent additi...
Janet Yellen appeared in the US Congress Tuesday (or as I like to call it, 'overnight') Reuters have a bit of a recap up on what they say was "a generally civil 2-1/2-hour hearing" It's a bit of a disgrace when we have to mention that it was generally civil...
This data point is not usually much of an immediate FX market mover But it's a good one (IMO) for a longer-term view on them Australian economy (6 - 9 months out or so...
National Australia Bank on AUD and Brexit: In attempting to quantify the potential implications for the AUD, we note that last August when Chinese stock and currency market-related stresses saw the 'VIX' proxy for market risk aversion briefly above 50 from below 20, the AUD fell from above 0...
Greetings one and all. One day closer to you know what, and once again it's a quiet session data-wise but we do get Part 2 of Yellen's H-H testimony. As always I wish you good trading. Times GMT...
Breaking Down BREXIT Scenarios Webinar Series Well, that escalated quickly! When FXCM began the Brexit Webinar Series A few weeks ago, the Remain camp was in a commanding position a handful of weeks ahead of the June 23 EU Referendum...
British voters face a historic and critical choice about the future of the United Kingdom and the European Union on Thursday June 23...
Presidential spokesman denies ceasefire report WTI crude is down more than $1, in part because of reports of a ceasefire between Nigerian government forces and oil militants. However, President Buhari's spokesman denied it. "If there is anything like that you'll be formally informed...
It's taken a while but finally someone has managed to put forward some sensible reasoning on the EU vote Thumbs up to Andrew Lilico of Europe Economics for presenting some interesting analysis on one side of the argument, and Timothy Lee from Vox for bringing it to our attention...
It's been almost a month since I gave my own views on the Brexit saga so has anything changed? If you want to catch up, this was my post a month ago, just detailing how I saw things then...
Nikkei has a good day session highs 21 June 2016 +203.81 open 15875.81 high 16202.30 low 15770.96...
Japanese PM speaking in Tokyo 21 June 2016 wants to make use of neg rates for growth investments will do utmost to shorten period of pension eligibility to compile extra budget once tax revenue estimate is confirmed benefits for low-income pensioners a pressing issue...
Your Economic data/Event calendar for today 21 June 2016 Greetings one and all and welcome to Tuesday's edition of Brexit poll countdown. Not a lot on the data front again but that's not stopping the fun n games particularly on GBP related pairs...
Japan April All Industries Activity index 21 June 2016 +0.2% prev revised up from +0.1% Better than expected but not a price changer in its own right, especially with so much else going on right now...
BoA / ML on euro, yen and Swiss franc (oh, and the GBP) We expect both GBP/USD and GBP/JPY to be the major causalities as Brexit triggers a broader risk-off wave. Our Japanese strategists believe USD/JPY is likely to fall decisively below ¥100 and is technically vulnerable to a move toward ¥95...
Here's a piece from Reuters on liquidity considerations as we head into June 23 It's a good background read on structural developments in markets: ... prices, especially exchange rates, suddenly taking off in one direction or the other...
Bank of Japan April monetary policy board meeting minutes Underlying trend in inflation improving gradually Japan's economy continuing to recover gradually A few members more cautious on outlook for Japan inflation trend Should consider more flexible JGB purchases...
Actually, its author J.K Rowling ... but since she is the creator of the 3 in the headline I've taken a bit of licence...
