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The economic calendar for the week ahead will start off a new trading month. Focus shifts to the important economic indicators for the month of May. These will shed light on how the global economy has fared amid a lot of uncertainties in…
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The US dollar was seen trading weak on the day on Wednesday. Inflation data released by the Labor Department showed that headline inflation for March rose 0.4%, beating estimates. This pushed the annual inflation rate to 1.9%. However,…
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The European Central bank will be holding its monetary policy meeting tomorrow. President Mario Draghi and the governing council will be keeping monetary policy unchanged. This comes as the central bank announced policy changes at the…
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The week ahead is a bit slow with economic data taking a backseat. The main event risks this week will be the European Central bank’s monetary policy meeting and the Fed meeting minutes. Brexit will remain in the headlines as the EU…
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The European Central Bank will be releasing its monetary policy meeting accounts today. The minutes cover the monetary policy meeting held in early March. Back then, policymakers in the eurozone decided to leave all key interest rates…
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As is usual with the start of the month, and the start of the second quarter, there is a lot on the economic calendar to keep the markets moving. We start with the Asian session with the RBA interest rate decision. There, we are…
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The January trade deficit data for the United States showed a decline of 15% with the deficit shrinking from a revised $59.9 billion in December to $51.1. The deficit shrank on lower oil imports and surged in soybean exports. The data…
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Greek Bond Sale Gains Backing from Investors The country's first bond sale since Europe's debt crisis raised €2.5 billion last week. Order books reached a ceiling of €11.8 billion. Investors began snapping up 10-year Greek debt at a 3.9…
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The U.S. dollar maintained the bullish momentum although the pace of gains was somewhat smaller. On the economic front, the data from the eurozone was relatively quiet. NY Trading Session The NY trading session saw the February private…
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The European Central Bank will be holding its monetary policy meeting this week on Thursday. This will mark the second meeting this year. Expectations are for the ECB to start laying out plans for relaunching the Targeted Long Term…
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