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21.02.19 - 16:13
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US: Existing home sales drop 1.2% in January (FXstreet)
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The monthly report published by the U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Thursday showed that existing home sales declined by 1.2% on a monthly basis in January and fell short of the analysts' estimate for an increase of 0.8%. With this...
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21.02.19 - 15:49
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Wall Street opens modestly lower on Thursday (FXstreet)
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Major equity indexes in the U.S. started the day in the negative territory on Thursday following mixed macroeconomic data releases from the United States. As of writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was losing 0.25% on the day while the S&P 5...
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21.02.19 - 15:31
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EUR/USD recovery stalled around 1.1360, focus on trade (FXstreet)
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The rebound from daily lows stalled near 1.1360.
The greenback stays depressed on poor data, trade news.
Further progress in US-China talks sustains upbeat mood.
EUR/USD has once again failed to break above 2-week highs in the 1.1360 region toda...
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21.02.19 - 15:03
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US Dollar Index tumbles to lows near 96.30 (FXstreet)
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The index drops further and tests daily lows near 96.30.
Philly Fed index came in below expectations in February.
Progress in US-China trade talks supports sentiment.
The greenback has reverted the initial optimism and is now trading back into t...
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21.02.19 - 14:55
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ECB Minutes: Too relaxed - Nordea Markets (FXstreet)
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According to Jan von Gerich, analyst at Nordea Markets, the ECB Minutes reveal that the bank remains rather optimistic about the outlook and is not close to announcing new monetary policy measures.
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“The main message from the moneta...
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21.02.19 - 14:45
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Fed′s Bullard: Need productivity growth in the U.S. (FXstreet)
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Adding to his earlier comments, St. Louis Federal Reserve (Fed) President James Bullard said that the economy was slowing but "not terribly" in an interview with CNBC and added that they needed productivity growth in the U.S.
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21.02.19 - 14:45
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ECB concerned about the economic outlook - ING (FXstreet)
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Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING, points out that the recently released ECB minutes of the January European central bank meeting show that the ECB has become more concerned about the economic outlook but needs more time.
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“Re...
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21.02.19 - 14:19
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China to agree to keep a stable yuan? - ING (FXstreet)
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Analysts at ING note that there are reports emerging over recent days suggest that the US and China will somehow try to incorporate a soft commitment to stability in the renminbi into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on trade relations.
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21.02.19 - 13:31
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Eurozone: Mixed PMIs data - TDS (FXstreet)
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According to analysts at TD Securities Eurozone’s flash February PMIs were a mixed bag.
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“The euro-wide Services PMI rising to 52.3 (France rose to 49.8, but remained below 50 on account of the "gilets jaunes" protes...
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21.02.19 - 12:39
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BoC: Focus on Governor Poloz′s speech - TDS (FXstreet)
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Analysts at TD Securities suggest that the BoC’s Governor Poloz's speech on monetary policy will be closely watched today, amid a deterioration in economic data since the January MPR.
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“Poloz will speak at 12:45 ET after w...
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21.02.19 - 12:37
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France: Stabilisation in business confidence - ING (FXstreet)
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Julien Manceaux, senior economist at ING, notes that the France’s monthly INSEE survey showed no change in manufacturing, with a reading of 102.8 in February, but this is mainly due to an improvement in the general outlook and recent production...
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21.02.19 - 12:31
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SEB Bank: Italy to face Fitch rating review test (FXstreet)
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SEB Banks analyst suggest that the Italian economy will face another test of confidence on Friday as rating agency Fitch will conduct a rating review on 22 Feb.
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“Even in the event of a one- notch downgrade (for which we see a 55% c...
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21.02.19 - 12:15
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EUR/JPY upside stalled ahead of 126.00 (FXstreet)
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Earlier upside in the cross met resistance near the 126.00 handle.
The cross turns negative on renewed EUR weakness.
German, EMU manufacturing PMI came in below consensus.
The renewed offered bias around the European currency has dragged EUR/JPY...
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