Aug 01, 2016 21:27 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup U.S. factory activity slips; construction spending hits 1-year low. U.S. July ISM 52.6 vs forecast 53.0 and 53.2 in June. U.S. crude breaks below $40/bbl as oil slumps 4 pct on glut worry. ...
Aug 01, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup GBP/USD -0.36%, USD/JPY +0.2%, EUR/USD -0.05% Feds Dudley: Likely to raise rates before election if economy improves quickly Feds Kaplan: Normalising policy will be very...
Aug 01, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Helicopter money talk takes flight as BoJ runs out of runway Reuters. NY Fed Dudley Urges caution on rate hikes, flatter tightening path appropriate, risks to US growth skewed to downside, USD...
Jul 29, 2016 23:05 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup US Q2 GDP rises 1.2% vs 2.6% forecast, Q1 revised down to 0.8%. Consumer spending +4.2%, inventories fall for 1st time since 2011 weighs on growth. US labor costs rise 0.6% in Q2, wages +0.6% vs...
Jul 29, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup GBP/USD 0.12%, USD/JPY -1.85%, EUR/USD 0.33% BoJ eases policy minimally, ups ETF annual buys to Y6tn from Y3.3tn does little else Euro zone Jul Inflation, Flash y/y 0.2% vs 0.1 previous, 0.1...
Jul 29, 2016 06:47 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup BoJ eases policy minimally, ups ETF annual buys to Y6 trln from Y3.3 trln, Sato-Kiuchi dissents, does little else, base money target Y80 trln, depo rate -0.1%, Gov Kuroda instructs fresh assessments at...
Jul 28, 2016 22:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Under govt pressure, BOJ mulling specific steps for easing-sources. U.S. jobless claims rise above forecast: 266k vs expectation 260k, previous 252k. U.S. June advance goods trade deficit widens...
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