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This market is disappointing more than England The Australian and Canadian dollars are down more than 1% and now the New Zealand dollar has broken below 0.70. A full-on flight to safety is beginning to emerge...

Labour MP Jo Cox shot today It's unclear if the UK member of Parliament was targeted or became involved in a dispute. The assailant is at large and a witness said he was in his 60s or 70s...

S&P 500 down 12 points to 2058 Let's count the reasons why Strength in the dollar Weakness in oil The lack of action from the BOJ...

EUR/USD is off the lows and has found a new range ahead of the all-important decision by the Federal Reserve. The euro is moving by external factors, influenced by the British EU Referendum more than anything else...

Details of the June NAHN housing market index: Five month high Prior was 58 (unrevised) Single-family sales 64 vs 63 prior Prospective buyers 47 vs 44 prior...

that the employment trends in these regional reports are going to start filtering through the wider market? It's fine to acknowledge a trend but not at the expense of looking for signs it's going to end...

Strong dollar and rising supplies weigh WTI crude is down nearly 2% in a broad commodity slump. Oil fell yesterday then rebounded on an unexpected drop in US inventories. However, all the gains evaporated and it closed at the lows yesterday...

US CPI data highlights: Prior was +0.4% m/m CPI ex food and energy +0.2% vs +0.2% m/m exp CPI +1.0% y/y vs +1.1% exp CPI ex food and energy +2.2% y/y vs +2.2% exp...

June 2016 US Philly Fed business outlook index Prior -1.80 New orders -3.00 vs -1.90 prior Employment -10.90 vs -3.30 prior Prices paid 23.00 vs 15.70 prior...

4- week average 269.25 vs 269.5 last The US weekly jobless claims came in at 277K vs 270k estimate. The 4-week moving average dipped slightly to 269.25K from 269.5K last week (lets call that unchanged). The continuing claims came in at 2157K vs 2140K est...

Details form the May 2016 US CPI data report 16 June 2016 Prior 1.1%. Core CPI 2.2% vs 2.2% exp y/y. Prior 2.1% Real weekly earnings 0.0% vs 0.2% prior m/m. Revised to -0.1% 1.1% vs 1.3% prior y/y. Revised to 1.1...

June 16, 2016. The JPY is the strongest. The CAD is the weakest. The BOJ kept rates unchanged. The stock markets are lower. The JPY pairs all have declined. that makes the JPY the weakest currency in the bunch...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks tonight at the annual Mansion House Banker's Dinner 16 June 2016 The BOE have the speech scheduled for 20.00 GMT with the text being released on their website at the same time here...

Bank of England MPC meeting Minutes now poublished 16 June 2016 fall perhaps sharply after a vote to Leave due to worsening terms of trade, lower productivity, higher risk BOE now finally getting the picture that all is not well regardless of Brexit outcome of EU referendum biggest immediate risk...

Details of the Bank of England's MPC monetary policy announcement June 2016 Prior 0.50% Finished QE £375bn Full statement; Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion16 June 2016​Monetary policy summary...

Today’s Main events will be the BoE’s Monetary Policy Summary & Meeting Minutes, early in today’s New York session, followed later in the session by US Consumer Price Index, which will be highly influential in regards to expectations and the likelihood of a July hike by the Fed...

Swiss National Bank head still up to the rostrum 16 June 2016 no advice to offer over BOE's reaction to a vote for Brexit have confidence in Carney I wonder if the feeling is mutual ? Secret Squirrel Jordan giving joint policy co-ordination a big thumbs down. Again...

Bank of England governor Carney replies to recent criticism 16 June 2016 After many months of fending of accusations of bias BOE gov Carney has now hit back directly at those in the Leave campaign who have today warned him of intervening in the debate...

Ignazio Visco stating the obvious Ideally the output gap would be addressed via investment The ECB doesn't want monetary policy to be the only game in town (bit late for that chummy) ECB mon pol has substantially reduced the deflation risk...

Details from the May 2016 UK retail sales data report 16 June 2016 Prior 1.3%. Revised to 1.9% 6.0% vs 3.9% exp y/y. Prior 4.3%. Revised to 5.2% Ex-fuel 1.0% vs 0.3% exp m/m. Prior 1.5%. Revised to 2.0% 5.7% vs 3.8% exp y/y. Prior 4.2%. Revised to 4.8...