Canada small and medium-sized business confidence comes to a standstill in May
May 28, 2015 16:22 pm UTC| Commentary
The CFIB Business Barometer remained largely unchanged in May at 60.6, after declining to 60.5 the previous month. Keeping in mind that an index level in the range of 65 to 70 is usually observed when the economy is...
May 28, 2015 15:41 pm UTC| Commentary
Western Union:U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rose but shouldnt deal a meaningful setback to the dollars resurgence as the underlying trend remained one of strength.Weekly jobless claims jumped to 282,000 from 275,000,...
May 28, 2015 15:41 pm UTC| Commentary
Western Union:A trio of North American data left the loonie pinned at six-week lows and at heightened risk of topping a key psychological level.The news north of the border kept a headwind on the loonie as producer prices,...
May 28, 2015 15:40 pm UTC| Commentary
Western Union:Come and get some AUD buyers! Australias unit tumbled a solid 1 percent from yesterdays closing level, hitting its weakest since mid-April.Australia overnight let loose disappointing business spending data...
May 28, 2015 15:40 pm UTC| Commentary
Western Union:Better news to share and help foster business with GBP buyers as the U.K. currency nears month-end at its most affordable levels since the day after Britains election of May 7.As recently as mid-May the pound...
May 28, 2015 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Western Union:The euro struggled to hold above one-month lows against the resurgent greenback. The euro overnight had caught a momentary reprieve after a senior member of the European Central Bank (ECB) said that he didnt...
May 28, 2015 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Western Union:JPY buyers are finding the best market in more than a dozen years as the Japanese currency has fallen prey to renewed expectations for U.S. interest rates to rise over coming months.Customers with yen...
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