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Added topic Not just Mexico: Trump supports 20% tax on all imports
They weren't kidding about protectionism The main headline from today's press briefing was that Trump wants a 20% tax on Mexican imports as part of comprehensive tax reform, but that's just part one. "Mr. Spicer said the tax initially would apply
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Added topic What Factors Influence Exchange Rates - Business Foreign Exchange
Many factors influence exchange rates and an accumulation of various things drive market movement. As the currency market is so volatile it can appear to be a little daunting at first, but it’s important to be aware of the major market movers as
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Added topic New CySEC Regulations Force Exness to Limit ‘Unlimited’ Leverage to 1:200
Client protection takes center stage as the unlimited leverage that the brokerage was offering is restricted The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is taking substantial steps to increase client protection with its new regulations
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Added topic World's eight richest as wealthy as half humanity, Oxfam tells Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Just eight individuals, all men, own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population, Oxfam said on Monday in a report calling for action to curtail rewards for those at the top. As decision makers and many
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Added topic Pound to Euro Exchange Rate: Parity Possible say Deutsche
A flash-sale of Pound Sterling characterised markets at the start of a new week in global foreign exchange as the hard-Brexit story continues to be digested.  Sterling fell on weekend news that the UK Prime Minister would use a speech on Tuesday
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Added topic Euro Jumps 1.6 Percent in Minutes as Algo Orders Surprise Market
The euro surged as much as 1.6 percent against the dollar in the Asian morning Friday as a rush of computer-generated orders caught traders off guard. The sudden move started under $1.05 and algorithmic orders snowballed above that level, causing
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Added topic 10 Events to Watch Out For in 2017
OPEC Begins Plan to Cut Production Coming off of its biggest annual gain since 2009, crude oil will be one market to watch in 2017. After breaking sharply at the start of 2016 then treading water for most of the year, crude oil prices surged from
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Added topic Strange-But-True: Studies Show the Dollar Reacts in a Predictable Fashion When Presidents Are Sworn in
History shows the US Dollar virtually always moves in the same direction after the inauguration of the new president on January 20. Donald Trump is the next president to be sworn in, and so far the Dollar has risen strongly since his election due to
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Added topic Dec FOMC Minutes: Next Hike In June
After being on hold for a year the FOMC voted unanimously to increase the fed funds rate to 0.50-0.75% at the December meeting. The decision to raise the key rate was widely expected. Although the committee decided to make monetary policy slightly
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Added topic EUR/USD: A Sell Into 1.0650; USD/JPY: A Buy Into 114.45
US labour market focus: Yesterday’s release of US Fed minutes showed that about half of the participants incorporated an assumption of more expansionary fiscal policy in their forecasts. In their discussion of their economic forecasts, participants
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Added topic USD: Time To Rotate Longs
Reconciling the different developments, we believe the consensus long-USD trade is entering a more mature phase. The subdued start to the year for the greenback suggests markets have been caught with an overly long position and will now turn more
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Added topic USD: Repeating 2016? What Is The Trade?
Repeating 2016? Investors are trying to learn from historical developments. Therefore it is understandable that market participants talk about  the risk of getting caught up by a USD downward correction, such as that seen from February to May
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Added topic Citi: "A huuuge USD move ahead" - EUR/USD to 0.9 & USD/JPY to 130 on US stimulus
Steven Englander, global head of Group-of-10 currency strategy at Citigroup on the US dollar if Trump & Congress carry out most of their stimulus programs while the labor market strengthens Could easily send EUR/USD lower than 0.90 &
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Added topic The two kinds of US dollar rallies
Morgan Stanley on 'bad' and 'good' US dollar rallies The USD advance witnessed early last year was EM focused and in this sense, it was a 'bad' rally.  When the USD rallies against EM,global economic costs tend to be high, as opposed to a 'good'
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Added topic EUR/USD: Trump Vs Draghi; Where To Target?
Themes: Trump vs. Draghi EUR/USD has weakened as the USD has rallied since the US elections. The Euro has not weakened with respect to non-USD G10 currencies and has actually strengthened against the JPY. Strong market expectations for US fiscal
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Added topic Draghi's been hacked
Well, his email has Two rogues have been arrested for hacking the email accounts of Mario Draghi and Matteo Renzi. Draghi had his Bank of Italy email account hacked. The ECB have come out to say there's been no successful email breach their side. The
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Added topic Pound Sterling to soon become "Even More Unfashionable" say Goldman Sachs Forecasters
The 16% decline in the GBP/USD exchange rate witnessed in 2016 will unlikely be undone in 2017 according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. If anything, markets may be flattering the UK currency we are told. The Pound is under pressure against its major
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Added topic Moody's see Eurozone political risks rising
US credit ratings agency out with their latest review 12 Jan Stable credit outlook for EZ sovereigns in 2017 rating reflects stable but subdued GDP growth expects EZ to grow by 1.3% in 2017 and 2018 growth rates will vary country to country economic
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Added topic Warren Buffett's 3 principles
Our investments will be chosen on the basis of value, not popularity Our investments will attempt to reduce the risk of permanent capital loss (not short-term quotation loss) to a minimum My wife, children and I will have virtually our entire net
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Added topic Australian Watchdog ASIC Warns of Scam Emails
A warning has been issued about scam emails which are supposedly from ASIC but are fake. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today published a statement warning the public to be vigilant of scam emails purporting to be from