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US soy at 7-month top on exports; corn, wheat rise

posted by Avatar hanazawa 48 days ago in all made popular 48 days ago

Corn and wheat futures also rose, lifted by robust demand for grains ahead of a key US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on global supply and demand for agricultural products. The market is closely watching the weather in the US Midwest where ...  read more
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No Game Change For EUR

posted by Avatar hanazawa 48 days ago in EUR

GBP: UK construction PMI rose to 56.7 from 54.3, much better than the 53.4 expected. Fundamentally, this should support Q1 GDP and help the UK avert technical recession. Many expect GBP to remain supported against mainland Europe over the short term, ...  read more
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Trading Week Outlook: Apr. 9 - Apr. 13

posted by Avatar hanazawa 49 days ago in Economic Indicators made popular 49 days ago

AUD- Australia Employment Report and Unemployment Rate, the main measures of labor market conditions, Wed., Apr. 11, 9:30 pm, ET. After losing 15400 jobs in February, the Australian economy is forecast to add up to 7000 new jobs in March, ...  read more
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Foreign, local pressures boost Saudi rates

posted by Avatar hanazawa 52 days ago in all made popular 52 days ago

* Short-term interbank rates up nearly 30 bps in 6 months * Rise in USD Libor, geopolitics appear to be factors * Bank liquidity still high, loan/deposit ratio moderate * But bank lending jump could pressure rates late this year * Official rate hike ...  read more
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Asian FX market staying very quiet

posted by Avatar hanazawa 62 days ago in NZD made popular 62 days ago

Sometimes the posts here are pretty misleading. It's some news from Germany on... Balmain Boy: Can't agree with your comments there . This isn't related to the NZ data and the AUD... Jonesey: For my pennies worth I see Gold finding a ceiling around ...  read more
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Malaysia-Market factors to watch March 21

posted by Avatar hanazawa 67 days ago in JPY

... palm oil exports up 14.2 pct-ITS ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0004 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1405.52 -0.3% -4.230 USD/JPY 83.63 -0.08% -0.070 10-YR US TSY YLD 2.3519 -- -0.011 SPOT GOLD 1650.26 0.01% 0.230 ...  read more
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Gold imports may fall 15-20% in 2012-13

posted by Avatar hanazawa 92 days ago in CAD, Commodities made popular 92 days ago

Gold imports, which have become a hurdle for the government in managing the ballooning current account deficit, (CAD) are expected to moderate in the next financial year. While the prime minister's advisors have projected a 30 per cent fall in imports, ...  read more
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GBP/USD weekly outlook: February 20 - 24

posted by Avatar hanazawa 97 days ago in USD made popular 97 days ago

Market sentiment was also boosted by a string of improving US economic data. On Thursday, the US Department of Labor said initial jobless claims unexpectedly fell to their lowest level since March 2008 last week, declining to 348000, ...  read more
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EUR: The Promise Of Decisions No Longer Suffice

posted by Avatar hanazawa 101 days ago in EUR, NZD made popular 101 days ago

Early gains in the AUD, NZD, GBP and CAD were wiped out as investors flocked into the safety of US dollars. It was a busy day for US data that provide little in the way of clarity on the outlook for monetary policy. All we know is that the door remains ...  read more
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Weekly Outlook February 13-17

posted by Avatar hanazawa 105 days ago in Economic Indicators made popular 105 days ago

Apart from Greek news, we have GDP in the euro-zone and Japan, employment figures in the UK and Australia, and the FOMC Meeting Minutes as the main events lined up this week. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers coming our way.  read more
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Sharprock Resources Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire High Grade, Multi-Million ...

posted by Avatar hanazawa 109 days ago in Commodities made popular 109 days ago

The license includes several mineral showings including the multi-million ounce, high grade open pit mineable Kekura Centre gold deposit (the "Kekura Centre Gold Deposit"). Based on a 0.9 gram per tonne ("g/t") gold cut-off grade, Indicated mineral ...  read more
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Forget the euro woes; China is more important for us

posted by Avatar hanazawa 110 days ago in NZD

The reality of today's global economic environment is that exchange rates are relative prices, and relative to the rest of the world which has some economic problems and challenges, the NZ economic position and performance appears to outsiders to be ...  read more