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Brexit or Bremain? This is a question the whole world is asking. If Brits vote to remain in the EU, we could witness a relief rally in the pound, euro, other risk currencies and stock markets. If Brits want out, the pound could plunge, the euro will follow and so will stocks...

While the pound is the center of attention ahead of the Brexit vote and the euro will follow the lead, also the safe haven yen has its role...

The latest opinion polls by Opinium shows a marginal lead for Leave: 45% against 44%. This is a very small change from the previous poll that showed an even picture of 44%. One can say that it shows no fresh momentum for Remain but a more careful way to look at it shows basically no change...

US New Home Sales indicator is released monthly, and provides analysts with important data the health and direction of the housing sector. A higher reading than the market prediction is bullish for the dollar. Here are all the details, and 5 possible outcomes for USD/JPY...

The Brexit / Bremain vote is upon us, with wide ranging implications...

The volume of retail sales advanced 0.9% in May, as expected, but on top of an upwards revision worth 0.2% for April. Core sales beat by jumping 1.3%, and also here, it comes on top of an upwards revision of 0.2%. USD/CAD slips under 1.2750. The low so far is 1...

All the areas and estimated verification and count times Here's the expected schedule for the vote counts. Area Estimated time for verification Estimated time for count completion...

As voting gets underway for the EU referendum here's a few thoughts 23 June 2016 Normally in the UK it's customary to reserve the right to privacy when it comes to voting but many here have asked to have the views of the ForexLive UK contingent so here's a few thoughts as to my voting bias when I...

Ipsos Mori poll tweeted the result Ipsos says that it's a 74% likelihood of remain winning. Cable hits a new high at 1.4890...

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...

In less than 24 hours a potential market-mover is set to take the forex scene for a ride. Yep, I’m talking about the EU referendum! In case you missed it, our British friends are about to decide if they want to either stay or leave the European Union (EU...

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...

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BOJ board member Kiuchi speaking to reporters 23 June 2016 lower borrowing costs from neg rates aren't leading much to increase in bank lending Another central banker who foolishly believes that cheap money will be lent by banks rather than shoring up their defences...

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...