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Japan - Trade balance data, May Japan - Trade balance for May, deficit of 40.7bn yen expected Y 70bn, prior Y823.2bn And adjusted trade balance for May Y 269.8bn expected Y113.4bn, prior Y426.6bn...

At the risk of alerting the paparazzi, eager to snap pics of Janet Yellen at any opportunity Yellen to appear in the US Congress twice this week ... its "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress...

Data out from New Zealand this morning so far: Westpac Q2 Consumer confidence in at 106.0 prior 109.6 Services PMI for May, 56.9 prior 57.8, revised from 57.7...

Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda is due to speak today, at Keio University in Tokyo No topic listed, nor a starting time. So, he could say ANYTHING! at ANYTIME! OMG What else? 2200GMT - New Zealand - Westpac with Q2 Consumer confidence (prior 109.6...

Welcome to the market open of the FX week, and good forex morning, afternoon or evening to all. The forex market is just getting started in New Zealand at this time of the week. Market liquidity is super thin...

UK PM says it 'would be wrong thing for me to quit' if Brexit vote succeeds In the wake of the Jo Cox assassination, the polls are showing a shift towards the remain side and with many voters still undecided, the chance of the 'leave' side winning is dwindling...

EUR/USD wobbled on the market mood, suffering from the changing sentiment regarding the British EU Referendum. Apart from the event itself, we have key German surveys and PMIs. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD...

The markets are closed but pollsters don’t rest. Figures released by various companies shower a tighter race...

USD/CAD reversed directions and lost ground 110 points last week. The pair closed the week slightly below the 1.29 line. This week’s key event is Core Retail Sales. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for USD/CAD...

The New Zealand dollar enjoyed good data coming out of the country but was limited by some risk-off sentiment related to Britain’s EU Referendum. The upcoming week features 3 local events and the big Brexit decision...

AUD/USD ended last week almost unchanged, closing at 0.7366. This week’s highlight is Unemployment Change. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD. Australian Employment Change posted strong gains and beat expectations...

Bank of Italy governor and ECB governing council member Visco speaking in La Repubblica 19 June 2016 The article was published yesterday but I've just found it combing through a few headlines...

The Independent today reporting on a petition to have the EU referendum cancelled 19 June 2016 a petition to cancel next week's European Union referendum has surged in support in the days following the killing of MP Jo Cox...

Luxembourg's foregin minister Jean Asselborn quoted in Tagesspiegel am Sonntag today 19 June 2016 historic mistake from PM Cameron to even think about calling a referendum on EU membership "It can not be ruled out that Brexit leads to a domino effect in Eastern Europe...

Andrea Enria head of the European Banking Authority published in Welt am Sonntag today 19 June 2016 "If the British should decide to leave the EU, we actually would have to move to another European capital...

China has released its latest house price data 19 June 2016 The figures were published yesterday in fact, but posting here now as a heads up. yy +6.9% vs +6.2% prev The HPI is based on transactions involving conventional and conforming mortgages - only on single-family properties...

Singers avoid cold water to take care of their vocal chords. Surgeons moisturize their hands after surgery to prevent dryness. Athletes go on crazy diets and fitness regimens to condition to their bodies. These high-level performers do this so that they can perform their best at what they do...

Traders tend to focus a lot of their time and energy on their trade entries. In fact, if you browse through online communities and forums, you’ll notice that majority of trade discussions revolve around entries...

Stickers and leaflets are seen on a table ahead of a Vote Remain event at Manchester Metropolitan University's student Union in Manchester, northern England June 16, 2016...

A vote ''Leave'' sticker is seen on a car parked in London, Britain June 14, 2016...