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USD/JPY has suffered a slight setback in the early hours of Monday trade, with the exchange rate reaching a session low of 112.10 from 112.42 NY close last Friday, before an attempt to recover its footing and fill the gap, last at 112.30...
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Roman Vashchilin, 3 July 2017, 04:08
AUD/USD clocked a low of 0.7673 after the data released in Australia showed the building permits in May tanked 5.6% m/m. The drop was way bigger than the expected -1.3% print. China Caixin PMI showed the manufacturing activity returned to expansionary territory in June...
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Roman Vashchilin, 3 July 2017, 04:06
After 15 straight quarters of growth, the Eurozone is currently at mid-cycle, with economic expansion above trend, core inflation low, and there is room for unemployment to fall further, said UBS Chief Investment Office (CIO...
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Jiming Huang, 2 July 2017, 08:18
The upcoming week will be dominated by PMI releases and labor market data from around the globe. CIO expects the data to support the view of strong global growth. The central bank meetings in Australia and Sweden are unlikely to bring any big surprises...
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Jiming Huang, 2 July 2017, 08:15
According to analysts from Danske Bank, it is too early for a discussion about the exit strategy from the Bank of Japan. They see EUR/JPYmoving toward 137 in a year from now. Key Quotes: “We see any discussions regarding an exit from unconventional policy by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) as premature...
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Roman Vashchilin, 30 June 2017, 21:37
Cable’s near-term outlook stays neutral/bearish, according to Chief FX Strategist at Socotiabank Shaun Osborne. Key Quotes “Intraday price action looks a little soft again with Cable struggling to hold above 1.30...
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Roman Vashchilin, 30 June 2017, 15:41
Switzerland's KOF Leading Indicator reversed the prior month’s weak read surging to 105.5 (from 102.0 in May). The jump nearly covered last month’s decline and highlighted that the upwards trend indicates near term outlook remains solid...
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Jiming Huang, 30 June 2017, 14:04
Unexpectedly, China's NBS PMI surprised higher providing evidence that the China growth story remains undervalued and there is still solid external demand. China's June NBA manufacturing PMI increased to 51.7 above 51.0. The good data was driven by new orders and higher production readings...
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Jiming Huang, 30 June 2017, 14:03 #China
EUR/USD resumed the upside during the American session as the spread between US and European bond yields narrowed further and amid a decline in equity prices in Wall Street. The pair reached a new 1-year high at 1.1444 and remains near the top, holding a strong bullish tone...
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Roman Vashchilin, 29 June 2017, 21:00
Analysts at Nomura explained that among G4 central bank chiefs, Governor Kuroda's stance has not materially changed. Key Quotes: "JPY weakness against European G10 FX is in line with our view of monetary policy divergence, and the EUR/JPY appreciation trend may continue in the medium term...
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Roman Vashchilin, 29 June 2017, 20:18
The USD/JPY pair, which lost its bullish momentum near the 113 handle in the early NA session, came under a renewed selling pressure and fell below the 112 mark. As of writing, the pair is trading at 111.97, losing 0.28% on the day. The latest blow to the greenback came from the St...
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Roman Vashchilin, 29 June 2017, 20:00
Politics and BoE are filling the hard data void as markets leapt on apparent shifts in BoE towards accommodation reduction, suggests Tim Riddell, Research Analyst at Westpac...
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Roman Vashchilin, 29 June 2017, 14:02
Fed members look concerned by the level of equities. San Francisco Fed President John Williams declared recently that the stock market is “running on fumes” while Janet Yellen said that current stock valuation levels are “rich”...
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Jiming Huang, 29 June 2017, 13:39
The single currency continues to climb higher amid anticipations for tighter monetary policy in the Eurozone and in UK. Investors were absolutely not disrupted by Draghi and Carney‘s apparent communication shambles on monetary policy earlier this week...
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Jiming Huang, 29 June 2017, 13:38
ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์สำนักข่าวอินโฟเควสท์ (IQ) - พุธที่ 28 มิถุนายน 2560 22:35:42 น. สัญญาน้ำมันดิบล่วงหน้า WTI พลิกพึ้งขึ้นในวันพุธที่ 13 ธันวาคม พ.ศ. 2554 นี้กระทรวงพลังงานสหรัฐเปิดเผยว่า สัปดาห์ที่แล้ว เวลา 22.17 น. ตามเวลาไทยยินยอม (WTI) ส่งมอบเดือนส. ค...
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Sakorn Nathasan, 28 June 2017, 21:32
Mario Draghi sent the euro much higher yesterday after his speech at the European Central Bank Forum. Markets felt relieved especially after his dovish comments a few weeks ago when he declared that the Eurozone still needed ECB stimulus...
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Jiming Huang, 28 June 2017, 13:32
Crude oil prices struggled to recover from the sharp sell-off that has sent a barrel of West Texas Intermediate to $42.05, down almost 20% from its peak of May 25th...
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Jiming Huang, 28 June 2017, 13:31
After touching its daily high at $1253, the XAU/USD pair started to erase its gains and fell below the $1250 handle in the NA session despite the greenback weakness. The pair is now trading at $1246.60, still up 0.15% on the day...
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Roman Vashchilin, 27 June 2017, 19:36
Analysts at Nomura explained that they have previously argued that the transmission mechanism between positive economic data and EUR was broken, temporarily, ahead of political events...
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Roman Vashchilin, 27 June 2017, 19:26
oday, no less than four Fed members will provide their views on monetary policy including Janet Yellen whose speech is tonight in London is expected to be on global economic issues. Financial markets will try and grab some hints regarding the Fed's path towards normalisation of monetary policy...
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Jiming Huang, 27 June 2017, 13:43 #EUR/USD