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Singapore Stocks-May open up; Sembcorp Indus, Ezra eyed

posted by Avatar Tottie 135 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD made popular 135 days ago

----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0008 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1295.5 0.23% 3.020 USD/JPY 76.76 0.01% 0.010 10-YR US TSY YLD 1.9298 -- 0.003 SPOT GOLD 1647.25 -0.15% -2.550 US CRUDE 99.3 0.20% 0.200 DOW JONES ... read more
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Analysts: US Mfg Job Gains Come As Canadian Mfg Frets Cuts

posted by Avatar Tottie 138 days ago in CAD

This compared to September 2009, when "the Canadian wage rate was $22.73 vs. $19.91 in the US, but that was due to a short-lived drop in the value of the Canadian dollar," Shenfeld said. The last time the two countries costs were about equal was in ... read more
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USD/JPY up during Asian trade

posted by Avatar Tottie 142 days ago in USD made popular 142 days ago

All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading ... read more
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Yen Might be in Worse Shape Than the Euro, Reports Profit Confidential, a ...

posted by Avatar Tottie 151 days ago in EUR, Economic Indicators

This is a nation that has the highest debt/GDP ratioat 230%in the world, a budget deficit of 9.2%, and a central bank that is committed to devaluing its currency in the hopes of increasing exports. The Commitments of Traders (COT) report for ... read more
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GBP/CHF up in European trade

posted by Avatar Tottie 155 days ago in CHF

All stock prices, indexes, futures and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading ... read more
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European stocks gain as bank funding pressure eases

posted by Avatar Tottie 156 days ago in EUR made popular 156 days ago

Key euro zone bank-to-bank lending rates fell in response to the lending operation. Three-month Euribor rates, traditionally the main gauge of unsecured interbank euro lending, fell to 1.410 percent from 1.416 percent on the prospect of a flood of new ... read more
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5 Themes for This Week Europe, US Spending & Housing, NZ GDP, Canada's CPI

posted by Avatar Tottie 159 days ago in EUR, NZD made popular 159 days ago

The prospect of downgrades weighs heavily over the Euro as we start a new week and bearish positions - or short interest - on the currency rose to an all-time high. Therefore it will be important to see if the EUR continues to come under pressure after ... read more
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Euro 'Crisis' Or Alarmist Dialogue Amongst The Talking Heads And Where Are ...

posted by Avatar Tottie 161 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY

This will help Euro Zone economies at the expense of Asia; at least that's the hope. What happens in Greece will decide the fate of Italy, Portugal and even Spain. If Germany doesn't contain it in Greece, Italy blows up and then we'll have a real ... read more
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US soybean futures up on short covering, dry weather

posted by Avatar Tottie 163 days ago in USD

The euro held above an 11-month low against the dollar but fell against the yen, with investors mindful of the euro zone debt crisis and a likely recession in the region looking to sell on any upticks. * A record domestic harvest and easing food ... read more
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US: North American Summary and Highlights 1 Dec

posted by Avatar Tottie 177 days ago in USD, AUD made popular 177 days ago

Nevertheless, market tone was a bit more optimistic and AUD benefitted from that to end the NY session at 1.0225. Treasuries entered the London trade relatively flat, slipping early on as French and Spanish auctions sailed through without much of a ... read more
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Good morning Emerging Europe/Africa

posted by Avatar Tottie 181 days ago in EUR, AUD

AUD was a clear outperformer as well, trading up to 0.9880-90 from 0.9750-60. GBP also had a solid rally, boosted by news of Chinese investment in UK assets, with EURGBP seeing s slight decline too. Midway through the session, IMF officials were quoted ... read more
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Overnight Highlights

posted by Avatar Tottie 185 days ago in JPY made popular 185 days ago

USD/JPY managed to move higher on broad USD strength, hitting 77.58 before the sellers tucked it back inside the 76.50/77.50 range. - GBP was under pressure before the BoE MPC minutes showed a 9-0 vote for the status quo. That could not prevent a lower ... read more