May 19, 2016 21:52 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Drop in US jobless claims boosts hopes of economic rebound (278k vs 275k forecast, 294k previous. Philly Fed business conditions index -1.8 in May vs April -1.6, employment -3.3 vs -18.5...
May 19, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup GBP/USD +0.25%, EUR/USD no change, USD/JPY -0.2% DXY -0.01%, DAX -1.5%, Brent -2.4%, Iron -3.55%, Gold -0.3% 15-week low for EUR/GBP of 0.7649 after UK sales data UK Apr R.Sales +4.3%...
May 19, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Fed to markets: June rate increase is on the table J. Hilsenrath, WSJ. Moodys Global growth to remain muted as China slowdown weighs on EM, EM weakness to weigh on US, advanced...
May 18, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Markets GBP/USD -0.35%, USD/JPY +0.3%, EUR/USD -0.4% DXY +0.4%, Brent -0.15%, DAX -0.03%, Iron -0.67% EZ Apr Final infl. -0.2% y/y vs -0.2% prel, -0.2% exp UK Apr Jobless 2.4k vs 14.7K previous, 4.3k...
May 18, 2016 06:35 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Japan Q1 GDP +0.4% q/q, +1.7% AR, +0.1% and +0.2% eyed, private consumption +0.5% q/q vs +0.2% eyed, external demand contribution +0.2%, domestic +0.2%, housing investment -0.8%, CAPEX -1.4%, -0.8%...
May 17, 2016 21:49 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup US CPI +0.4% v 0.3% forecast, largest gain in 3-yrs, gas/rent rises, Core on target at 0.2%. US Apr real weekly earnings 0.2% vs revised 0.1% in Mar, building permits housing starts rise. US Apr...
May 17, 2016 12:23 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Sterling supported by Telegraph UK EU poll GBP/USD +0.6%, EUR/USD +0.05%, USD/JPY +0.45% DXY -0.02%, DAX +0.3%, Brent -0.22%, Iron +5.0% Switzerland Mar Prod. Prices -2.4% y/y vs -4.7%...
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