Feb 17, 2016 23:16 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup U.S. January housing starts fall 3.8 percent, producer prices rise 0.1 percent. U.S. January industrial output rises 0.9 percent. Fed Minutes (Jan): discussed altering the appropriate path for the...
Feb 17, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup GBP/USD drops to 1.4244 and then back to 1.4339. USD/JPY plays 113.37 to 114.40 towards the high into NY. Swiss Feb ZEW Investor sentiment -5.9 vs -3.0 previous. UK Jan ILO Jobless rate 5.1% vs...
Feb 17, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Australia Jan Westpac/MI leading index 97.13, -1.24% from trend, Dec 97.17. Dairy prices fall 2.8%, volumes drop at latest NZ Fonterra auction. Japan Dec core machinery orders +4.2% m/m, -3.6% y/y,...
Feb 16, 2016 23:14 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup NY Feds Empire State Idx -16.64vs forecast -10, employment prices paid rise, Mfg remains weak. Canadas factory sales rise more than expected in December, helped by weak CAD. NZs Fonterra: Dairy...
Feb 16, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Oil powers fly to Doha for private pow-wow as $30 crude woes mount. Qatar min -We agree to freeze output at Jan levels. Doha-Freeze decision made by Qatar, Saudi, Russia and Venezuela. EUR/USD...
Feb 16, 2016 06:42 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup China Jan money supply M2 +14.0% y/y, new CNY loans 2.51 trln, +15.3%, +13.4%, CNY1.8 trln and +14.4% forecast, total social financing trln. Australia plans new interbank rate-setting scheme by year-end...
Feb 15, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup China PBOC Gov Xiaochuan plays down FX fears, no basis for continuing renminbi falls - Caixin. PBOC sets yuan/USD midpoint sharply higher at 6.5118, last close 6.5755. China Jan trade surplus...
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