Forex News
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In advance of today's CPI and Real Earnings releases, BLS inadvertently loaded a subset of files to the website approximately 30 minutes prior to the release. BLS has alerted the Office of Management and Budget and DOL's Office of the Inspector General of the incident. BLS takes its data security seriously and is conducting a full investigation into its ...
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Christie’s showed tremendous resilience through an up-and-down pair of evening sales held back-to-back in New York on Tuesday night (14 May). Although one major disappointment cast a long shadow over the final figures, some reasons for optimism and pride were nevertheless visible throughout the night. First was a dedicated auction of 26 works from the ...
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The past year’s steady decline in nominal wage growth now appears in danger of stalling. Given ongoing uncertainty in Ukraine and the Middle East, this seems an opportune moment to revisit the conventional wisdom about the relationship between inflation and wages: if an unexpected increase in energy costs drives up the cost of living, will workers demand ...
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In trend terms, in April 2024: • unemployment rate remained at 4.0%. • participation rate remained at 66.7%. • employment increased to 14,289,600. • employment to population ratio remained at 64.0%. • underemployment rate remained at 6.6%. • monthly hours worked increased to 1,955 million. In seasonally adjusted terms, in April 2024: • unemployment rate ...
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The GDP data released earlier today showed anything but a recovery, modest or otherwise: • Japan's annualised Q1 GDP -2.0% q/q (vs -1.5% expected)But, let's give Minister Shindo the benefit of the doubt and hope the weaknesses of January - March is behind Japan and the green shoots ... continue. • Economy is expected to continue moderate recovery. • Need to ...
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Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter as consumers and companies cut spending, underscoring the fragile nature of the recovery and extending a dismal performance stretching back to last summer. Gross domestic product contracted at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March, the Cabinet Office said Thursday. Economists had forecast a ...
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Japan’s economy shrank in the first quarter as consumers and companies cut spending, underscoring the fragile nature of the recovery and extending a dismal performance stretching ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday on the first foreign trip of his new term. Putin is due to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as the two ...
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Employment growth of 38,500 was stronger than the consensus expectation for 23,700 job gains in April. But the good news ends there. Full-time jobs with their higher wages and ...
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In trend terms, in April 2024: • unemployment rate remained at 4.0%. • participation rate remained at 66.7%. • employment increased to 14,289,600. • employment to population ratio ...
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The GDP data released earlier today showed anything but a recovery, modest or otherwise: • Japan's annualised Q1 GDP -2.0% q/q (vs -1.5% expected)But, let's give Minister Shindo ...
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Euro area financial stability conditions have improved as recession risks decline, but markets remain exposed to possible adverse macro-financial and geopolitical surprises Tight ...
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The Australian Dollar surged more than 1% against the US Dollar on Wednesday after data showed that consumer inflation moderated in April, with the underlying Consumer Price Index (CPI) edging lower for the first time in six months. As Thursday’s Asian session begins, the AUD/USD trades at 0.6695, virtually unchanged. Inflation in the US began to show signs ...
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GBPUSD is up today on a slightly cooler US Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading, but is it sustainable? Today, I’ll share the GBPUSD area to watch this week, which lines up with a critical level on the US Dollar Index (DXY). GBPUSD is up today following a slightly cooler print from US CPI. However, it’s not as big of a miss as some were expecting, and US ...
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The United States National Futures Association (NFA) has just published information on its recent enforcement actions. On February 27, 2024, NFA’s Business Conduct Committee (BCC) issued a Complaint against Trading.com Markets Inc. (Trading.com). The Complaint charges Trading.com with failing to file timely daily financial reports, daily trade reports, and ...