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Monday’s Asian Data Barrage: Key Figures From China and Japan

Daniel John Grady Nov 12, 2021 2,546 0

On Friday, Asian equities closed higher in hopes that the Chinese government is nearing or at the end of its regulatory crackdown. The new regulations are part of an effort to address the excess debt around the housing industry. But that…
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Fundamental Analysis

Is There a Risk of Contagion in China from Evergrande?

Daniel John Grady Sep 10, 2021 588 0

There has been quite a lot of talk in the media over the Evergrande debt fiasco in China. On Thursday, Moody's downgraded their company's credit rating to CA, saying they did not have enough funds to cover their debt. And early this…
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Fundamental Analysis

RBNZ Policy Meeting: Time to Raise OCR?

Daniel John Grady Jul 12, 2021 588 0

On Wednesday, the RBNZ will have its regular policy meeting. This is considered an "interim" meeting since it won't include a Monetary Policy Statement (MPS). Generally, the Reserve Bank prefers to make policy changes accompanied by a…
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Fundamental Analysis

US Building Permits Could Rise in May

Orbex Jun 18, 2019 939 0

The monthly building permits and housing starts data will be coming out today amid a quiet US trading session. The data which covers the month of May is forecast to show no major changes from the previous month. Economists polled expect…
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Technical Analysis

Coming up: Canada Housing and NZ Spending

Daniel John Grady Apr 11, 2019 330 0

Housing is one of the premier measures of real-world effects of monetary policy and changes in interest rates. It's also a gauge of disposable income. This is why traders are keeping an eye on the Canadian housing market since it often…
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Fundamental Analysis

EURUSD Below Pre-Fed Levels

Stavros Tousios Mar 22, 2019 721 0

German PMI Falls to Near 6-Year Low Earlier, data from Europe saw German and French PMIs falling back into contractionary levels. Germany's Flash manufacturing PMI declined to 44.7, a near 6-year low. Meanwhile, services came out somewhat…
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Fundamental Analysis

US February Housing Data – A Preview

Daniel John Grady Mar 5, 2019 545 0

Coming up this week, we have a series of data releases relating to the US housing situation. However, these might be a bit overshadowed considering the all-important NFP release coming up at the end of the week. We've discussed…
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Fundamental Analysis

Canadian Dollar At Crossroads Ahead of Inflation Data

Nour Eldeen Al-Hammoury Jun 23, 2017 328 1

Image via Bank of Canada In the past few weeks, the Canadian Dollar was one of the top performing currencies against the US Dollar. Despite the fact that Crude Oil has been declining, the Canadian Dollar managed to post the highest level…
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Fundamental Analysis

For How Long USD Will Keep On Rising ?

Nour Eldeen Al-Hammoury Dec 16, 2016 232 0

The last day of the week came in with the lack of fundamentals, whether during the European morning session, or the upcoming US session ahead. Yet, there are still some economic figures will be released from the US, which set to have a…
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Fundamental Analysis

Reviewing RBA Decision – What Do We Know

Nour Eldeen Al-Hammoury Dec 6, 2016 386 0

The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the current policy unchanged in its meeting earlier today at 1.5% as widely expected, despite the fact that the Labour Market in Australia is showing clear signs of slowing down over the past…
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