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Duty-free shopping group Global Blue sells for $1.3 bln

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 2 days ago in all made popular 2 days ago

... in Europe reclaim sales tax on their shopping and offers its service through more than 270000 retail locations worldwide. Equistone, formerly Barclays Private Equity, bought Global Blue in 2007 in a deal valuing the business at 360 million euros. read more
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DIFC Weekly Economic Commentary: 13 May 2012

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 13 days ago in CHF made popular 13 days ago

Trade balance in Germany recorded a surplus of EUR 13.7bn (sa) in Mar, unchanged from Feb, after exports grew 0.9% mom (sa) alongside a 1.2% rise in imports. Industrial production data for March was released in Germany, Italy, France and UK - with the ... read more
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The Opening Bell: Where currencies start for Friday, May 11, 2012

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 16 days ago in Economic Indicators

Not much to report on the local front today. Offshore we get a raft of news from China this afternoon including CPI, Industrial Production and Retail Sales. To subscribe to our daily Currency Rate Sheet email, enter your email address here. read more
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Australian Dollar Outlook -05/04/2012

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 23 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, AUD made popular 23 days ago

Markets will look to the statement for hints of further policy easing this year and the affect the resiliently high Australian dollar is having on output. A dovish tone will likely see the Aussie lower. Majors: Mixed data out of the states saw US ... read more
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CAD/JPY dip looks enticing

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 30 days ago in JPY, CAD made popular 30 days ago

Fundamentally, it's a play on improvement in the US economy, higher Canadian rates and the Japanese desire for a weaker yen. Obviously the BOJ is the key risk. It's tough to say how much easing is priced in but I suspect we would see the yen fall ... read more
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Canadian Dollar Slides Against Majors

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 30 days ago in EUR, CAD made popular 30 days ago

The Canadian dollar erased early European session's gains versus its major rivals in New York morning trading on Thursday. The loonie is presently quoted at 1.30 against the euro and 0.9839 against the greenback, down from previous highs of ... read more
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Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 04/26/2012

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 31 days ago in AUD

The Aussie dollar rose from lows around US103.05c to highs of US103.60c and ended US trade near the highs. And the Japanese yen held between 81.06 yen per US dollar and JPY81.63 and ended US trade near JPY81.30. Benchmark crude oil prices rose on ... read more
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Banks' Dollar Funding Costs Decline to 8 1/2 Month Low in Europe

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 33 days ago in EUR

The three-month cross-currency basis swap, the rate banks pay to convert euro interest payments into dollars, was 47 basis points below the euro interbank offered rate at 8:30 am in London from minus 47.5 on April 20, data compiled by Bloomberg show. read more
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Trading Week Outlook: April 23-27

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 34 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, AUD, NZD, Economic Indicators made popular 34 days ago

GBP- UK GDP- Gross Domestic Product, the main measure of economic activity and growth, Wed., Apr. 25, 4:30 am, ET. After contracting by 0.3% q/q in Q4 2011, the preliminary estimate of the UK GDP is forecast to show the economy returning to growth by a ... read more
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European Economics Preview: Spanish Debt Auction In Focus

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 38 days ago in USD, EUR, GBP, NZD

France is scheduled to auction securities including 2017 notes and 2018 inflation-linked debt for a maximum target of EUR 11 billion at around 4.50 am ET and 5.50 am ET. Markets are also keen on France as it comes just days ahead of the first round of ... read more
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FX AUD/USD: Well bid in early trading/stops eyed above 1.0310

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 52 days ago in AUD made popular 52 days ago

The AUD/USD has traded as high as 1.0285 in early Asia, as US real money fund buying very late in the US session gave a bid tone into the Asian open. There is talk of some buying interest ahead of 1.0300, but stops loom above 1.0310 that may attract ... read more
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Aussie & NZ dollars power up on yen & USD

posted by Avatar hanayoridango 97 days ago in USD, EUR, JPY, CAD, AUD, NZD made popular 97 days ago

While the data followed a surprisingly strong reading of retail sales last week, short-term interest rate markets are not pricing in a rate rise in 2012. * New Zealand government bonds slip, sending yields as much as 9 basis points higher at the ... read more