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Fed's Brainard: Appropriate to Wait for a Rate Hike Until Developments Provide Greater Confidence Fed's Governor Lael Brainard said that she wants to see more data before a rate hike and that she still sees slack in the labour market...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 19:04
US May NFP: Not a Signal of Underlying Weakening - Lloyds Bank According to analysts from Lloyds Bank the market possibly overreacted to the US employment report. They expect labor market weakness to be temporary but point out that today’s numbers will give FOMC staff a pause to think...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 19:00
Weekly Focus: Weak US Job Report Should Keep Fed Off the Trigger Market movers ahead The focus continues to be on whether the Fed is about to hike this summer. Today's job report makes it in our view unlikely that the Fed will hike over the coming months...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 18:47
US Non-Farm Payrolls Barely Gain 38K in May, Weakest Since Sep 2010 US economy added only 38,000 new jobs in May, the weakest performance since September 2010, the Labor Department said Friday. This reading is well below expectations of a 164,000 gain...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 14:51
Oil Flat-Lined After OPEC Meeting, US Rigs Data Eyed Having witnessed a volatile session a day before, oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic trade modestly flat as dust settles over the OPEC meeting aftermath...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 11:50
Aussie, Kiwi & Nikkei Fight Back Introduction After poorer retail sales than expected weighed on AUD this week, the currency has risen versus the greenback over the NY and APAC trading sessions...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 11:41 #Nikkei
Stocks Rise, Sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq Indexes to Their Highest 2016 Closes - Fed's Evans: Reasonable case can be made for deferring rate hikes until core inflation reaches the Fed's 2% goal. - Fed's Evans: Sees two rate hikes by the end of 2016...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 11:35 #S&P 500
Qatari Energy Minister: OPEC Meeting was Positive Because Oil Prices on the Rise Qatari energy minister Al-Sada crossed the wires via Reuters last minutes, making his comments on Thursday’s OPEC meeting...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 10:30
Pivot Points DAILY Last Updated: Jun 3, 9:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.10212 1.10959 1.11224 1.11706 1.11971 1.12453 1.132 USD/JPY 106.857 107.92 108.388 108.983 109.451 110.046 111.109 GBP/USD 1.42891 1.436 1.43899 1.44309 1.44608 1.45018 1.45727 USD/CHF 0.97843 0.98363 0...
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Mohammed Abdulwadud Soubra, 3 June 2016, 08:18
Pivot PointsHourly Last Updated: Jun 3, 9:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.11365 1.11443 1.11477 1.11521 1.11555 1.11599 1.11677 USD/JPY 108.348 108.5 108.578 108.652 108.73 108.804 108.956 GBP/USD 1.43972 1.44029 1.44055 1.44086 1.44112 1.44143 1.442 USD/CHF 0.98891 0.9896 0...
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Mohammed Abdulwadud Soubra, 3 June 2016, 08:15
China: More CNY Weakness ahead – Danske Bank Chief Analyst, Allan von Mehren at Danske Bank, suggests that their forecast is for a weaker CNY than priced in the forward market and they continue to recommend hedging of receivables...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 07:34 #China
ECB Review: Few Surprises – RBS Research Team at RBS, notes that as expected the ECB left all its key policy settings unchanged but still left the door open to some further easing if needed...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 07:29
China's Caixin Services PMI Lower-Than-Expected in May China's Caixin Service PMI (May) came in at 51.2 vs 51.8 last, while the Composite stood at 50.5 vs 50.8 prior, both readings lower-than-expected. Commenting on the China General Services PMI™ data, Dr...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 06:23
Asian Stocks Defend Gains ahead of NFP, China Services PMI Weigh The Asian stocks staged a minor pullback on the final trading day of this week, snapping two back-to-back days of declines, as markets look to unwind their positions ahead of the highly influential US labour market report, which may...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 05:25
Goldman Sachs Downgrades View on Chinese Yuan from 'Cautious' to ‘Outright Negative’ Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded their outlook on the yuan, shifting from a more cautious stance to a negative one at present...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 05:23 #Goldman Sachs
Intermarket: Market Sentiment Deteriorates on China's Service PMI China's Caixin Service PMI (May) came lower-than-expected, with growth slowing to a 3-month low, leading to a worsening of the slightly more constructive sentiment seen on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 giving back the vast majority...
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Roberto Jacobs, 3 June 2016, 05:12
Content courtesy of Tallinex Limited https://www.tallinex.com GOLD (XAUUSD) Dominant bias: Bearish Gold dropped persistently during May - from a high of 1303.53 to a low of 1199.79...
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1246536 Ernest G., 2 June 2016, 23:14
Volatility Reigns, as OPEC & ECB Hold Out • What will happen when Draghi turns hawkish? • OPEC out to preserve market share • Will Verizon strike hit tomorrows NFP number...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 June 2016, 17:08
Scope for Volatility in GBP in the Run Up to Referendum Day May is likely to prove a challenging month for markets with a number of risks events in store, including the Fed monetary policy meeting on June 15th and the UK referendum on June 23rd...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 June 2016, 16:39
UK Construction PMI Misses Forecasts, Extends Slowdown in May The seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) missed forecasts at 52.5 and printed at 51.2 in May, down from 52.0 in the previous month...
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Roberto Jacobs, 2 June 2016, 16:36