The main event today and potentially the main event this year is the UK’s EU Referendum. Throughout today the UK general public will be casting their votes on whether to remain in or leave the EU...
Italy industrial orders April report 23 June 2016 prev revised down from -3.3% yy NSA -11.3% vs +0.1% prev industrial sales mm +2.1% vs -1.6% prev yy WDA +0.1% vs -3.6% prev...
Provisional Germany Markit/BME June mftg PMI report 23 June 2016 52.1 prev services 53.2 vs 55.00 exp vs 55.2 prev composite 54.1 vs 54.3 exp vs 54.5 prev Good headline but others not so great...
France provisional June Markit mftg PMI report 23 June 2016 48,4 prev services 49.9 vs 51.6 exp/prev composite 49.4 vs 51.0 exp vs 50.9 prev Disappointing data but EURUSD underpinned by dip demand in EURGBP and EURJPY...
Voting is now underway in the UK referendum on EU membership 23 June 2016 Yes folks, after all the bluster and bitterness the UK finally gets to vote with polling stations just opened up for business. I'll be posting a few thoughts on my own position shortly as many of you have requested...
Japan April leading index CI final data now released 23 June 2016 coincident index final 112.0 vs 112.2 flash The Leading Indicators Index is a composite index based on 12 economic indicators, that is designed to predict the future direction of the economy. Not a price changer, especially today...
Your economic data/event calendar for today 23 June Greetings from a dark and stormy South of England. Heavy rain overnight and more to come. ( just a heads up for those of you making trading decisions based on the Brexit voting being weather affected...
Huang Weimin Self-taught hedge fund manager Gained more than 6,200% last year (trading Chinese stock-index futures) Made 60% in the first two months of 2016 Been in cash since...
MNI's monthly business sentiment indicator for China In June +9% m/m to 54.5 (a big jump from May's 50 & April at 50...
Preliminary Nikkei / Markit Japan manufacturing PMI for June Barely changed on the month for the headline. Fourth consecutive month in decline In brief, the breakdown: Amy Brownbill, economist at Markit...
Its tough living here in the future sometimes And ... the calendar is sparse, with two speakers to at least weigh in. Oh ... there are 2 Brexit polls due at 2100GMT - they usually hit a little early, so be ready, coming up in the next 30 minutes or so...
One idea has sustained 'remain' optimism From the announcement of the Brexit referendum, I've been saying the same thing: Buy the Brexit dip because voters almost always get election day jitters and vote for the status quo. That's been a great trade Thursday...
More jitters beginning to circulate Two polls released today have shown the 'leave' side in front (Opinium and TNS). They show varying degrees of momentum...
Results of the latest poll from TNS Omnibus The news poll shows 16% undecided or say they won't vote. The poll asked 2320 adults and was conducted June 16-22. The prior TSN poll was June 13 and showed leave at 47% to 40% for remain. Before that was 43-41% for leave on May 23...
Credit Agricole on potential moves in USD and GBP The greenback's short-term outlook will be driven by global risk sentiment rather than monetary policy expectations. This is especially true as the USD was in demand for most of the last few weeks on the back of rising safe haven demand...
Later in today’s New York session we will see the release of Canadian Retail Sales data for the month of April, as well as comments from Fed Chair Yellen who will be testifying before the House Financial Services Committee, and the weekly release of Crude Oil Inventories...
EU's head of Greek mission Costello speaking in Athens 22 June 2016 IMF mission chief Velculescu also on the rostrum: Greek fiscal targets too ambitious NPL reforms not ambitious enough Greece needs substantial debt relief...
Switzerland ZEW survey expectations now published 22 June 2016 current conditions 6.2 vs 0.0 prev The Zentrum fur Europaische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) Economic Expectations Index rates the relative six-month economic outlook for Switzerland...
Russian president speaking in lower house of parliament 22 June 2016 Russia must boost its combat readiness at a time when NATO is expanding and moving its infrastructure towards Russia's borders "NATO is strengthening its aggressive rhetoric and its aggressive actions near our borders...
With the Brexit referendum result looming which currencies may move the most against the pound? 22 June 2016. There's been lots of justifiable/considered talk recently, as well as hype, about the impact of the result impacting on the pound in serious fashion...
