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13:02

European markets soar on Friday

European equity markets have shrugged off dismal US retail sales data that spoiled moods on Thursday and have skyrocketed today with DE30 surging nearly...

12:02

Stock of the week: BB&T Corp

Summary: BB&T Corp (BBT.US) and SunTrust Banks (STI.US) announced a merger The biggest tie-up in the US banking sector since the financial...

11:31

Trade of the day: GBPCAD

Summary: Chances of no-deal Brexit are growing after May suffered another defeat yesterday Canadian labour market remains tight and price...

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11:28

UK retail sales pick up in January, GBP at critical place

Summary: UK retail sales in January came in above expectations spurred by spending on clothing The recent data have been mixed, Brexit...

11:17

DE30: Spanish snap elections called for 28 April

Summary: Prime Minister Sanchez calls for snap elections DAX (DE30 on xStation5) bounces higher after dropping to 11000 pts handle Allianz’s...

09:21

Economic calendar: Focus on UK and US

Summary: UK retail sales on the agenda in the morning Industrial production from the US steals the show in the afternoon Preliminary UoM index...

08:02

House and Senate approve spending bill to avoid shutdown

Summary: Both US chambers approved a spending bill and directed it to the White House to seek a Trump’s signature May is likely...

17:50

CAD and USD drop after data, oil recovers from intraday drop

Summary: Global stock market indices move lower Weak domestic data depresses USD and CAD Coca-Cola disappoints with earnings Energy...

17:16

Wall Street turns lower as weak domestic data spoiled moods

Summary: Votes in Congress over border security bill to be held later today S&P 500 (US500) pulls back after failing to break above...

15:58

CAD sinks pressured by weak domestic data and oil decline

The Canadian dollar is the worst performing G10 currency today. One can name lacklustre domestic data as a reason behind the drop. Namely, manufacturing...

14:39

US dollar falls as retail sales miss expectations

Summary: US headline retail sales fell 1.2% MoM, while core sales fell 1.8% MoM, the data for December Weaker data could have been affected...

12:48

Top Japan’s bank to launch blockchain-based payment network next year

Summary: Nasdaq to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum indices data Top Japanese bank to launch blockchain-powered payment network next year Most...

11:20

DE30: Mixed moods across European stock markets

Summary: Snap elections looming in Spain DAX (DE30 on xStation5) rise met with selling pressure above 11200 pts handle Airbus...

09:47

Trade of the day - EURSEK

Summary: Riksbank delivered hawkish remarks yesterday The central bank expects one rate hike in the second half of the year EURSEK fails to break...

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08:48

Economic calendar: US retail sales to draw attention

Summary: Second reading of GDP as well as employment data from the Eurozone US PPI for January and retail sales for December in the spotlight...

08:10

Antipodean currencies on the rise as Trump considers extending trade deadline

Summary: President Donald Trump is reportedly considering to extend the March 1 deadline by 60 days to avoid lifting duties on $200 billion Chinese...

17:53

Stocks extend rally while NZD gains on RBNZ hawkishness

Summary: Global stocks add to recent gains Xi Jinping to meet with Robert Lighthizer and Steven Mnuchin on Friday NZD rally on...

17:18

Wall Street edges higher on trade hopes, corporate earnings in the spotlight

Summary: Optimism over trade spurs gains on the global stock exchanges Nasdaq (US100) is testing key resistance zone and eyes attack on...

16:46

Oil erases part of gains after huge inventory build

Oil is trading higher today thanks to concerns over the impact of the Venezuelan crisis. Apart from that, news that Saudi Arabia is aiming to deliver more...

15:10

USD pushes higher as CPI beats estimates

Summary: CPI inflation came in above estimates, core gauge resisted expected drop EURUSD broke below the lower limit and threatens retest...