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Japan gloom deepens, U.S. urges coordination

posted by post-it 1175 days ago in USD, JPY, Fundamental made popular 1174 days ago

Japan swung to its first current account deficit in 13 years in January as exports collapsed, and a key U.S. policymaker said a coordinated global effort was needed to boost demand and drag the world out of recession.

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This Week Not The End Of NZ Rate Cuts

posted by milkyway 1175 days ago in NZD, Inflation made popular 1174 days ago

As Commonwealth Bank New Zealand economist Chris Tennent-Brown puts it, the more the global economy weakens the worse is the outlook for the New Zealand economy, and the global economy is deteriorating rapidly.

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Japan swings to record current account deficit

posted by twilight 1175 days ago in JPY, Fundamental made popular 1174 days ago

Japan's current account balance swung to its largest deficit on record in January, with the income surplus tumbling about a third from a year earlier, adding more weight to an already falling yen.

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Dollar at lower-98 yen level, yen under pressure

posted by xjessicax 1175 days ago in USD, JPY made popular 1174 days ago

The U.S. dollar traded at the lower-98 yen level Monday morning in Tokyo as worse-than-expected Japanese balance of payments data cooled investor sentiment toward the yen.

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OPEC Output Cuts Unlikely Despite Demand Slump

posted by chloegurl 1175 days ago in Oil made popular 1175 days ago

OPEC ministers will have at least one thing to crow about when they meet next Sunday in Vienna: Their sharp production cuts in recent months have helped put a floor under oil prices.

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New Zealand Consumer Confidence Weakens

posted by keiragabe 1175 days ago in NZD, Fundamental, Consumer made popular 1175 days ago

he Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating for New Zealand fell 1.2 points to 95.9 in early March, a survey carried out by Roy Morgan Research showed Friday. The index stood below 116.8 recorded during the same period of previous year.

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Dollar Index shows strong 'Head and Shoulders' pattern

posted by wiredprg 1175 days ago in Weekly made popular 1175 days ago

This week my focus is the USD index. The index represents the general value of the USD as measured against several other currencies. It is a good indicator of the general trend for the USD when patterns may not be so clear on other pairs. Then,...

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Dollar Index shows strong 'Head and Shoulders' pattern

posted by wiredprg 1175 days ago in Weekly made popular 1175 days ago

This week my focus is the USD index. The index represents the general value of the USD as measured against several other currencies. It is a good indicator of the general trend for the USD when patterns may not be so clear on other pairs. Then,...

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Rate cuts spur first-home buyers

posted by Gimmy 1175 days ago in AUD, Inflation made popular 1175 days ago

Three-quarters of first-home buyers are planning to buy a house as lower interest rates and cheaper dwellings make their dream more affordable, a survey says.

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Australian dollar opens lower as US jobless rate soars

posted by ChocoFudgeCake 1175 days ago in USD, AUD, Employment made popular 1175 days ago

The Australian dollar has opened slightly lower as investor expectations of a global recovery fell following the US jobless rate rising to a 25-year high.

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Building slump accelerating, say new figures

posted by HousingMarket 1175 days ago in NZD, Housing made popular 1175 days ago

The slump in house building continued for a fifth consecutive quarter in the three months to December and the decline is accelerating, new Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) figures show.

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Fed Farmers attack banks for not passing on all of wholesale

posted by InvestorsChoice 1175 days ago in NZD, Fundamental, Agriculture made popular 1175 days ago

Federated Farmers attacked banks again on Monday for not passing on all the recent cuts in wholesale and official interest rates to farmers

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