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Slovakia - Factors To Watch on May 22

posted by Avatar friendlydude 5 days ago in all made popular 4 days ago

Fitch has simultaneously affirmed Slovakia's Short-term rating of 'F1' and Country Ceiling of 'AAA'. related news SLOVAKIA SELLS CHF 75 MLN 2022 BONDS Slovakia sold 75 million Swiss francs ($79.45 million) worth of 10-year 2.75 percent coupon state ... read more
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NZD/USD-Leads the way lower after soft dairy data

posted by Avatar friendlydude 11 days ago in NZD made popular 11 days ago

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U.K. Manufacturing Output Expands More Than Forecast

posted by Avatar friendlydude 16 days ago in USD, GBP, AUD, Economic Indicators made popular 16 days ago

In the first quarter, industrial production decreased 0.4 percent as estimated for GDP calculation. So there is no impact on GDP data published on April 25, the ONS said. After a 0.2 percent sequential decline in gross domestic product during the first ... read more
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Oil Prices Drop Further

posted by Avatar friendlydude 17 days ago in Commodities made popular 17 days ago

Brent North Sea crude for June shed 63 cents to USD 112.10 a barrel in London midday deals, one day after striking a four-month low at USD 110.53. "Oil prices are holding relatively steady as we are seeing a fair bit of investor bargain-hunting in the ... read more
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Euro Mixed after Italian Auction, Yen Advance despite Stimulus

posted by Avatar friendlydude 29 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD made popular 29 days ago

The sentiment deteriorated today after the Spanish credit rating downgrade, which sent the euro to the downside; however, during the European session the common currency started to gain momentum and recovered most of the losses incurred today as the ... read more
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Virgin Media -- First Quarter 2012 Results

posted by Avatar friendlydude 32 days ago in GBP

It was down 13% to GBP 87m. Net cash provided by operating activities was down 22% to GBP 212m. Consumer cable revenue increased 1.8% to GBP 678m, primarily due to 1.7% cable ARPU growth. The cable customer base grew by 21200 during the quarter ... read more
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Canadian Loonie Jumps Amid Slightly Hawkish BoC

posted by Avatar friendlydude 39 days ago in CAD

By David George-Cosh The Canadian dollar extended its gain on Tuesday after the Bank of Canada maintained its overnight policy rate at 1.00% for the 13th consecutive time but indicated that a modest withdrawal of monetary stimulus may be appropriate. read more
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Kesko's sales in March increased by 12.2%

posted by Avatar friendlydude 41 days ago in all made popular 41 days ago

31.3.2012 EUR million Change, % EUR million Change, % Food trade, total 375.7 4.2 1019.8 6.7 Home and speciality goods trade, total 138.3 8.7 372.8 6.0 Building and home improvement trade, Finland 125.0 4.8 305.8 7.6 Building and home improvement trade ... read more
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Dollar leads Asian session

posted by Avatar friendlydude 44 days ago in JPY made popular 43 days ago

The Dollar rebounded again during Asian session to control trades at the end of this week's trades, while Japanese economy performs a modification in monetary policy in order to control deflation rates that Japan is witnessing. USD/JPY pair inclined ... read more
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Indonesia - Market Factors to watch - April 10

posted by Avatar friendlydude 47 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, Commodities

Malaysian palm oil futures eased on Monday, as market players booked profits from a 13-month high hit earlier in the day, with losses capped by expectations of lower stocks due to a shift in demand to palm oil from soyoil, where supply is tightening. read more
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Canadian Dollar Falls Most in 1 Week Before Jobs Report

posted by Avatar friendlydude 52 days ago in CAD, Economic Indicators

Canada's currency, nicknamed the loonie, declined 0.4 percent to 99.51 cents per US dollar at 7:50 am in Toronto, after falling as much as 0.5 percent, the most since March 28. One Canadian dollar buys $1.0049. Canadian employers added 10500 jobs to ... read more
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AUD, NZD touch 3-day highs in early Asia

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

The kiwi also holds a bid tone following February trade data, as NZD/USD gains moderately, also toa 3-day high of 0.8191 from 0.8178 late Friday, last quoted at 0.8185. Major reactions in the Kiwi to the better-than expected data were subdued in the ... read more