Trade war

The yen has had a busy couple of weeks on the economic front, with a host of data coming out to help drive the currency. But, after tomorrow, we get a few days rest where we can expect the currency to move chiefly on technicals. Then we…
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Trump Takes Positive Vide Away Up until now, it has been unclear whether the failure to reach a trade agreement between the US and China was attributed to China's lack of experience when it comes to trade matters. Sources close to…
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WARNING: This article is full of spoilers! A Solution to the Controversial Trade War? President Trump has garnered a lot of attention for bringing the world its first ever Twitter-based presidency. He uses the social platform as his own…
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There is only one event on the economic calendar for China this week. However, it's of utmost importance and could influence quite a few currencies around the globe. In fact, it could impact not just currencies, but commodities and…
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Closing out the week for Japan, we have some important data that could move JPY pairs. With the recent moves by central banks around the world, there is speculation around what the BOJ might do. Their easing policy is the longest in…
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The Federal Reserve released the monetary policy meeting minutes late yesterday. The minutes revealed that policymakers were committed to keeping interest rates steady over the next few months. Members raised their expectations on…
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The panic sell-off in the markets which led to a risk aversion earlier this week stabilized on Tuesday. Equity markets were showing signs of a rebound as the risk appetite was slowly building up. The economic docket remains muted against…
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The week ahead is expected to be somewhat slower as far as economic reports are concerned. The major economic events over the week will focus on the labor market reports from Australia and the UK. The ongoing trade war tussle between the…
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With the large amount of stimulus that the Chinese government has been putting into the economy, we ought to expect some impact on the inflation rate. So analysts are going to be keen to see what happens with the upcoming data. Also, as…
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Tonight we have the release of a trove of important economic data from China. But the star of the session is going to be the release of the first quarter GDP figure. Just recently, the IMF adjusted their outlook of global economic growth…
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